Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE) 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.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Global Medical REIT Inc.
(the Company) held on May 18, 2017, the stockholders: (i) elected
the nine nominated directors and (ii) ratified the appointment of
MaloneyBailey, LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. 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 |
|||
| David A. Young | 7,052,389 | 636,561 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Jeffrey Busch | 6,900,740 | 788,210 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Henry Cole | 6,881,873 | 807,077 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Matthew L. Cypher, Ph. D. | 7,152,499 | 536,451 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Kurt R. Harrington | 7,529,029 | 159,921 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Zhang Jingguo | 5,749,790 | 1,939,160 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Ronald Marston | 7,185,499 | 503,451 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Dr. Roscoe Moore | 7,182,999 | 505,951 | 6,784,214 | |||
| Zhang Huiqi | 5,744,884 | 1,944,066 | 6,784,214 |
Proposal 2 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
| 14,386,680 | 26,384 | 60,100 | * |
| * |
No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal 2 due to the fact that the matter was considered routine under New York Stock Exchange rules. |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 23, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing
the appointment of current board member, Henry Cole, as lead
independent director. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in Exhibit99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below is
being furnished and, as such, shall not be deemed to be filed for
the purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Sectionand shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed by the Company to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued May 23, 2017. |
About Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE)
Global Medical REIT Inc. focuses on operating as a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged primarily in the acquisition and leasing of licensed purpose-built healthcare facilities in certain markets with various clinical operators. The Company seeks to invest in these purpose-built, specialized facilities, such as surgery centers, specialty hospitals and outpatient treatment centers. Its tenant-operators are physician group tenant-operators, community hospital tenant-operators and corporate medical treatment chain operators. Its properties include a six building, 52,266 square foot medical clinic portfolio in Tennessee; a combined approximately 27,190 square foot surgery center and medical office building located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania; an approximately 8,840 square foot medical office building known as the Orthopedic Surgery Center, located in Asheville, North Carolina, and a 56-bed long term acute care hospital located at 1870 South 75th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE) Recent Trading Information
Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE:GMRE) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 9.63 with 55,501 shares trading hands.