CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of CYS Investments, Inc.
(the Company) held on May12, 2017, the stockholders: (i)elected
the eight nominated directors, (ii)approved, on an advisory
basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers,
and (iii)ratified the appointment of Deloitte Touche LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December31, 2017. As of March15, 2017, the record
date for the annual meeting of stockholders, there were
151,707,792 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to
vote.

The full results of the matters voted on at the annual meeting of
stockholders are set forth below:

Proposal 1 Election of Directors:

Nominee for Director

For Withheld Broker Non-Votes

Kevin E. Grant

88,219,411 1,652,255 39,638,999

Tanya S. Beder

63,120,709 26,750,957 39,638,999

Karen Hammond

87,532,225 2,339,440 39,638,999

Stephen P. Jonas

87,041,052 2,830,614 39,638,999

Raymond A. Redlingshafer, Jr.

88,301,820 1,569,846 39,638,999

Dale A. Reiss

63,349,817 26,521,849 39,638,999

James A. Stern

63,870,811 26,000,855 39,638,999

David A. Tyson, PhD

87,952,876 1,918,790 39,638,999

Proposal 2 Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation:

For

Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes

84,843,876

4,207,462 820,327 39,638,999

Proposal 3 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm:

For

Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes

128,171,254

803,228 536,183 *
* No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal 3 due
to the fact that the matter was considered routine under New
York Stock Exchange rules.

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About CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS)

CYS Investments, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company invests in agency residential mortgage-backed security (Agency RMBS) collateralized by fixed rate single-family residential mortgage loans; adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which have coupon rates that reset monthly, or hybrid ARMs, which have a coupon rate that is fixed for an initial period (approximately three, five, seven or 10 years). In addition, the Company permits investments in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) issued by a Government agency or Government-sponsored entity that are collateralized by Agency RMBS, although it has not invested in any CMOs. In addition to Agency RMBS, the Company invests in the United States Treasuries. The Company also invests in debt securities issued by the United States Department of the Treasury or a Government-sponsored entity that is not backed by collateral.

CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS) Recent Trading Information

CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS) closed its last trading session up +0.03 at 8.15 with 802,600 shares trading hands.