Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 2, 2024. Shareholders representing 97,923,402 common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”), or 95.08%, of the Common Shares outstanding as of the March 5, 2024 record date, either participated or were represented at the Annual meeting by proxy.
The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Shares (“Shareholders”). The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 22, 2024.
The following table sets forth the final voting results of the proposals.
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Proposal No. 1 - Election of Trustees: |
Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Proposal 1a - Election of Trustee: Kenneth F. Bernstein |
96,811,956 |
252,083 |
11,097 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1b - Election of Trustee: Mark A. Denien |
96,923,770 |
140,859 |
10,507 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1c - Election of Trustee: Kenneth A. McIntyre |
95,193,536 |
1,849,920 |
31,680 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1d - Election of Trustee: William T. Spitz |
93,767,929 |
3,295,670 |
11,537 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1e - Election of Trustee: Lynn C. Thurber |
96,755,641 |
308,796 |
10,699 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1f - Election of Trustee: Lee S. Wielansky |
95,007,495 |
2,057,150 |
10,491 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1g - Election of Trustee: Hope B. Woodhouse |
94,831,344 |
2,232,695 |
11,097 |
848,266 |
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Proposal 1h - Election of Trustee: C. David Zoba |
90,100,427 |
6,963,355 |
11,354 |
848,266 |
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 |
97,775,299 |
138,162 |
9,941 |
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Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
Proposal No. 3: Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Named |
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Executive Officer Compensation |
90,724,738 |
6,320,998 |
29,400 |
848,266 |