UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 21, 2018
HUNT COMPANIES FINANCE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35845 | 45-4966519 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
230 Park Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10169
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 588-2049
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 21, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 19,065,229 shares of the Company's common stock were present in person or represented by proxy, and the following items were submitted to a vote of, and approved by, the Company’s stockholders: (1) election of five directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, to serve as directors until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected; and (2) ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The final voting results with respect to each of the foregoing matters are set forth below.
| 1. |
Each of the five nominees listed below was elected, without contest, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting, to serve as a director until the next annual meeting and until his their respective successors are duly elected. The voting results for each of the nominees for director were as follows:
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| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| James C. Hunt | 7,937,138 | 434,481 | 10,693,610 |
| Neil A. Cummins | 7,337,047 | 1,034,572 | 10,693,610 |
| William A. Houlihan | 7,443,348 | 928,271 | 10,693,610 |
| Walter C. Keenan | 7,285,743 | 1,085,876 | 10,693,610 |
| David Oston | 7,766,487 | 605,132 | 10,693,610 |
| 2. | The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified based upon the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 18,184,248 | 478,074 | 402,907 | N/A |
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.
| Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. | ||
| Date: June 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ David Oston |
| David Oston | ||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||