COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. (NYSE:CLNS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Results of 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders
On May4, 2017, Colony NorthStar, Inc. (the Company) held its 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which (i) directors were
elected, (ii)the compensation paid to the Companys named
executive officers of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (the
predecessor to the Company) as of December31, 2016 was approved
in an advisory vote, (iii)an advisory vote was taken on the
frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive
compensation and (iv)the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as
independent registered public accounting firm for the Company was
ratified in an advisory vote. The proposals are described in
detail in the Companys 2017 definitive proxy statement filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March29, 2017 (the
Proxy Statement). The final results for the votes regarding each
proposal are set forth below.
Election of Directors
The following persons comprising the entire previous board of
directors of the Company were duly elected as directors of the
Company until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until
his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Thomas J.
Barrack, Jr., David T. Hamamoto, Douglas Crocker II, Nancy A.
Curtin, Jon A. Fosheim, Justin E. Metz, George G.C. Parker,
Charles W. Schoenherr, John A. Somers and John L. Steffens. The
table below sets forth the voting results for each director
nominee:
| Nominee | VotesFor | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | |||
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Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. |
468,751,230 | 3,657,856 | 71,132,674 | |||
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David T. Hamamoto |
439,470,483 | 32,863,903 | 71,132,678 | |||
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Douglas Crocker II |
469,216,071 | 1,968,765 | 71,132,586 | |||
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Nancy A. Curtin |
468,104,100 | 3,123,775 | 71,132,677 | |||
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Jon A. Fosheim |
469,093,615 | 2,090,855 | 71,132,678 | |||
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Justin E. Metz |
427,455,109 | 43,735,164 | 71,132,679 | |||
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George G.C. Parker |
469,445,625 | 1,780,179 | 71,132,678 | |||
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Charles W. Schoenherr |
465,653,168 | 5,551,307 | 71,132,676 | |||
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John A. Somers |
469,417,985 | 1,764,955 | 71,132,678 | |||
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John L. Steffens |
467,957,666 | 3,208,617 | 71,132,678 |
Approval (on an advisory, non-binding basis) of Executive
Compensation
The Companys stockholders approved (on an advisory, non-binding
basis) the compensation of the Companys named executive officers
of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (the predecessor to the
Company) as of December31, 2016 as described in the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis and executive compensation tables of the
Companys 2017 Proxy Statement. The table below sets forth the
voting results for this proposal:
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VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| 333,293,828 | 138,797,251 | 879,632 | 71,132,871 |
Recommendation (on an advisory, non-binding basis) on the
Frequency of the Advisory Vote Related to the Compensation of the
Companys Named Executive Officers
The Companys stockholders (on an advisory, non-binding basis) voted on
the frequency of the advisory vote related to executive
compensation. The table below sets forth the voting results for
this proposal:
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EveryYear |
EveryTwoYears |
EveryThreeYears |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| 460,591,992 | 1,128,959 | 10,270,694 | 976,552 | 71,135,314 |
Ratification
(on an advisory, non-binding basis) of Appointment of Ernst Young
LLP as the Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
for the Year Ending December31, 2017
The table below
sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
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VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| 540,083,636 | 3,344,734 | 675,210 |
About COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. (NYSE:CLNS)
Colony NorthStar, Inc. is a diversified equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company combines a portfolio of real assets across the world, which are managed with a global real estate investment manager. The Company has property holdings in the healthcare, industrial and hospitality sectors, opportunistic equity and debt investments, and an embedded institutional and retail investment management business. In addition, the Company owns NorthStar Securities, LLC, a captive broker-dealer platform which raises capital in the retail market. The Company acquires, develops and operates industrial properties in metropolitan markets throughout the United States with a focus on light industrial buildings. The Company provides investment management services and offers investment products while serving as a fiduciary to a set of institutional and individual investors. COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. (NYSE:CLNS) Recent Trading Information
COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. (NYSE:CLNS) closed its last trading session up +0.29 at 13.15 with 3,453,045 shares trading hands.