GREAT AJAX CORP. (NYSE:AJX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On May 11, 2017, Great Ajax Corp. (the Company) held its 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting). There were
15,617,191 shares of common stock of the Company represented in
person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting
approximately 83.20% of the outstanding shares of common stock on
March 21, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting.
The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final
results of such voting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: The re-election of the seven director
nominees named in the Proxy Statement, each for a term expiring
at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders.
| Name | For | Withheld | ||||||
| Lawrence Mendelsohn | 11,225,730 | 942,587 | ||||||
| Russell Schaub | 11,860,130 | 308,187 | ||||||
| Steven L. Begleiter | 10,477,176 | 1,691,141 | ||||||
| John C. Condas | 12,010,672 | 157,645 | ||||||
| Paul Friedman | 12,089,672 | 78,645 | ||||||
| Jonathan Bradford Handley, Jr. | 12,100,616 | 67,701 | ||||||
| J. Kirk Ogren, Jr. | 11,280,571 | 887,746 | ||||||
In addition, there were 3,448,874 broker non-votes associated
with the re-election of the directors. All director nominees were
duly re-elected at the Annual Meeting. Each of the individuals
named in the above table will serve as director until the 2018
annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified.
Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of
Moss Adams LLP to serve as our registered independent public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31,
2017.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 15,590,458 | 23,246 | 3,487 | ||||||||||||
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders ratified the appointment of
Moss Adams LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
About GREAT AJAX CORP. (NYSE:AJX)
Great Ajax Corp. is an externally managed real estate company. The Company is focused on acquiring, investing in and managing a portfolio of re-performing and non-performing mortgage loans secured by single-family residences and single-family properties. Its segment is focused on non-performing mortgages and re-performing mortgages. It also invests in loans secured by multi-family residential and commercial mixed use retail/residential properties, as well as in the properties directly. It also holds real estate-owned properties (REO) acquired upon the foreclosure or other settlement of its owned non-performing loans, as well as through outright purchases. It is managed by Thetis Asset Management LLC, an affiliated entity. Its mortgage loans and other real estate assets are serviced by Gregory Funding LLC, an affiliated entity. The Company conducts its business through its operating partnership, Great Ajax Operating Partnership L.P. GREAT AJAX CORP. (NYSE:AJX) Recent Trading Information
GREAT AJAX CORP. (NYSE:AJX) closed its last trading session up +0.04 at 14.01 with 45,922 shares trading hands.
