CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CLDT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the
shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:
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(i)
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for the election of trustees Miles Berger, Edwin B. Brewer,
Jr., Thomas J. Crocker, Jack DeBoer, Jeffrey H. Fisher, C. Gerald Goldsmith, Robert Perlmutter, and Rolf E. Ruhfus to serve until our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
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(ii)
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for the ratification of the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Companys independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017; |
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(iii)
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for the approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of
the compensation of the Companys named executive officers; and |
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(iv)
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to recommend in an advisory and non-binding vote, whether a
non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Companys named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years. |
independent registered public accountants was approved, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers was
approved, and one year was the frequency of executive
compensation votes recommended by shareholders. The results of
the voting were as follows:
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Trustee
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Votes For
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Votes Against/Withheld
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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C. Gerald Goldsmith
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20,254,209
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10,257,141
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5,772,044
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Rolf E. Ruhfus
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30,263,300
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248,050
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5,772,044
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Jeffrey H. Fisher
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29,866,476
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644,874
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5,772,044
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Thomas J. Crocker
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19,939,934
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10,571,416
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5,772,044
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Robert Perlmutter
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29,777,222
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734,128
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5,772,044
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Jack P. DeBoer
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30,253,689
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257,661
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5,772,044
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Miles Berger
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29,762,845
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748,505
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5,772,044
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Edwin B. Brewer, Jr.
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30,342,184
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169,166
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5,772,044
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accountants:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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36,024,628
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213,708
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45,058
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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29,149,635
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1,240,116
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121,599
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5,772,044
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3-Years
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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26,902,837
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48,494
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3,473,441
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86,578
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5,772,044
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to
hold future advisory votes on compensation of named executive
officers every year. After consideration of this result, the
Board of Trustees determined that the Company will hold an
advisory vote on compensation of its named executive officers
every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency
of the advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers,
which will occur no later than the Companys 2023 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
About CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CLDT)
Chatham Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) organized to invest primarily in premium-branded upscale extended-stay and select-service hotels. The Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through Chatham Lodging, L.P (Operating Partnership). The Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease the Company’s hotels. It owns approximately 40 hotels with over 5,680 (unaudited) rooms. Its hotels include upscale extended-stay hotels that operate under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand (over 10 hotels) and Homewood Suites by Hilton brand (approximately nine hotels), as well as premium-branded select-service hotels that operate under the Courtyard by Marriott brand (over four hotels), the Hampton Inn or Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton brand (over three hotels), the SpringHill Suites by Marriott brand (approximately two hotels), the Hilton Garden Inn by Hilton brand (over two hotels) and the Hyatt Place brand (approximately two hotels). CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CLDT) Recent Trading Information
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST (NYSE:CLDT) closed its last trading session down -0.01 at 19.03 with 344,016 shares trading hands.
