UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 12, 2018
Commission File No. 1-35933 (Gramercy Property Trust)
Commission File No. 33-219049 (GPT Operating Partnership LP)
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT Operating Partnership LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Gramercy Property Trust | Maryland | 56-2466617 | ||
GPT Operating Partnership LP | Delaware | 56-2466618 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
90 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, New York | 10016 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(212) 297-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of the shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Gramercy Property Trust (the “Company”) was held on June 12, 2018, at which 145,100,888 shares of the Company were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 90% of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected nine trustees to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposals are detailed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2018.
The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
(i) The voting results with respect to the election of each trustee were as follows: | |||
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Charles E. Black | 123,701,736 | 1,791,274 | 19,607,878 |
Gordon F. DuGan | 124,481,083 | 1,011,927 | 19,607,878 |
Allan J. Baum | 123,681,295 | 1,811,715 | 19,607,878 |
Z. Jamie Behar | 124,533,412 | 959,598 | 19,607,878 |
Thomas D. Eckert | 124,481,724 | 1,011,286 | 19,607,878 |
James L. Francis | 123,228,790 | 2,264,220 | 19,607,878 |
Gregory F. Hughes | 123,791,071 | 1,701,939 | 19,607,878 |
Jeffrey E. Kelter | 124,563,152 | 929,858 | 19,607,878 |
Louis P. Salvatore | 124,452,881 | 1,040,129 | 19,607,878 |
(ii) The voting results with respect to the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
143,685,117 | 1,265,635 | 150,136 | 0 |
(iii) The voting results with respect to the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
120,701,138 | 4,199,749 | 592,123 | 19,607,878 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GRAMERCY PROPERTY TRUST | ||
June 15, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jon W. Clark |
Name: | Jon W. Clark | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
GPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP | ||
June 15, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jon W. Clark |
Name: | Jon W. Clark | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |