DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC. (NYSE:DFT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ME Staff 8-k

7 years ago

DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC. (NYSE:DFT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 12, 2017, DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (the Company)
held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which six
proposals were submitted to its stockholders.

1. Election of Directors. Each of the following nominees was
elected to the Board of Directors of the Company for a one-year
term expiring at the Companys 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and until their successors are elected and qualified. The
following table reflects the voting results for each nominee:



Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Michael A. Coke	65,731,166	295,166	6,287,916
Lammot J. du Pont	64,667,248	1,359,084	6,287,916
Thomas D. Eckert	65,040,306	986,026	6,287,916
Christopher P. Eldredge	65,893,890	132,442	6,287,916
Frederic V. Malek	65,704,162	322,170	6,287,916
John T. Roberts, Jr.	65,885,316	141,016	6,287,916
Mary M. Styer	65,882,474	143,858	6,287,916
John H. Toole	65,705,053	321,279	6,287,916

2. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. The stockholders
approved an amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation
to allow stockholders to amend the Companys Bylaws by the
following vote:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
65,957,403	26,323	42,606	6,287,916

3. Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The
stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2011 Equity
Incentive Plan by the following vote:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
61,749,920	4,197,632	78,780	6,287,916

4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say-On-Pay Vote). The
stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of
the Companys named executive officers as disclosed in the
Companys proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders by the following vote:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
63,884,690	2,056,013	85,629	6,287,916

5. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Say-On-Pay Votes. The
stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, having an advisory
vote on executive compensation every year by the following vote:



1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
59,225,528	66,495	6,615,398	118,911	6,287,916

6. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for 2017
was ratified by the following vote:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
71,606,128	656,293	51,827

About DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC. (NYSE:DFT)
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (DFT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is a self-administered and self-managed company that owns, acquires, develops and operates wholesale data centers. The Company’s customers outsource their applications, and include national and international enterprises across various industries, such as technology, Internet content providers, media, communications, cloud providers, healthcare and financial services. Its data centers are located in four population centers: Northern Virginia; suburban Chicago, Illinois; Piscataway, New Jersey, and Santa Clara, California. The Company owns various properties, including approximately 10 operating data centers facilities; over three phases of existing data center facilities under development; approximately two data center facilities with phases that are available for future development, and over three parcels of land held for future development of data centers.