MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:MRT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements with Certain Officers.
The Board of Directors (the Board) of MedEquities Realty Trust,
Inc. (the Company) previously approved, subject to stockholder
approval, the Companys Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the Amended Plan). At the Companys Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on May 3, 2017 (the Annual Meeting), the
Companys stockholders approved the Amended Plan, which increases
the number of shares of the Companys common stock reserved for
issuance under the Amended Plan by 2,000,000 shares, from
1,356,723 shares to 3,356,723 shares, and extends the term of the
Amended Plan to May 2, 2027.
The foregoing brief description is qualified in its entirety by
the text of the Amended Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved
all of the proposals presented, which are described in detail in
the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17,
2017 (the Proxy Statement). Holders of 27,050,735 shares of the
Companys common stock were present in person or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted
to the Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1:To elect the nine director nominees named in the Proxy
Statement.
|
Director Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Randall L. Churchey |
23,871,680 |
386,064 |
2,792,991 |
|
John N. Foy |
23,871,880 |
385,864 |
2,792,991 |
|
Steven I. Geringer |
16,710,773 |
7,546,971 |
2,792,991 |
|
Stephen L. Guillard |
16,721,132 |
7,536,612 |
2,792,991 |
|
William C. Harlan |
23,810,443 |
447,301 |
2,792,991 |
|
Elliott Mandelbaum |
16,581,673 |
7,676,071 |
2,792,991 |
|
John W. McRoberts |
23,470,046 |
787,698 |
2,792,991 |
|
Stuart C. McWhorter |
16,280,814 |
7,976,930 |
2,792,991 |
|
James B. Pieri |
23,732,721 |
525,023 |
2,792,991 |
Proposal 2:To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
|
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
|
27,033,703 |
12,371 |
4,661 |
Proposal 3: To approve the Amended Plan.
|
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
21,784,849 |
2,457,513 |
15,382 |
2,792,991 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
|
Exhibit No. |
Description |
|
10.1 |
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 |
About MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:MRT)
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company invests in a diversified mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate debt investments. The Company invests primarily in real estate across the acute and post-acute spectrum of care. It focuses on investing in various types of healthcare properties, including acute care hospitals; skilled nursing facilities; short-stay surgical and specialty hospitals, which focus on orthopedic, heart and other dedicated surgeries and specialty procedures; dedicated specialty hospitals, such as inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals and facilities providing psychiatric care; physician clinics; diagnostic facilities; outpatient surgery centers, and facilities that support these services, such as medical office buildings. As of September 30, 2016, the Company’s portfolio included 24 healthcare facilities and one healthcare-related debt investment. MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:MRT) Recent Trading Information
MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:MRT) closed its last trading session down -0.04 at 11.74 with 64,297 shares trading hands.