RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST (NYSE:RPT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the "Trust") on June 18, 2018, the shareholders: (1) elected the seven trustee nominees to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2019; (2) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018; and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Votes representing approximately 93.5% of our outstanding shares were cast. The results of the voting are shown below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Trustees
|
Nominees |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Stephen R. Blank |
68,640,125 |
4,156,834 |
2,036,006 |
|
Dennis Gershenson |
71,729,131 |
1,067,828 |
2,036,006 |
|
Arthur Goldberg |
68,708,619 |
4,088,340 |
2,036,006 |
|
Brian Harper |
71,852,291 |
944,668 |
2,036,006 |
|
David J. Nettina |
71,828,987 |
967,972 |
2,036,006 |
|
Joel M. Pashcow |
68,638,246 |
4,158,713 |
2,036,006 |
|
Laurie M. Shahon |
68,997,598 |
3,799,361 |
2,036,006 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
|
74,476,391 |
347,312 |
9,262 |
Proposal 3 – Approval (on an advisory basis) of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
70,759,404 |
2,000,810 |
36,745 |
2,036,006 |
Item 8.01Other Events.
Effective June 15, 2018, the Trust’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Gershenson, was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and Stephen R. Blank was elected to serve as Lead Trustee.
About RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST (NYSE:RPT)
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust is an integrated real estate investment trust. The Company’s primary business is the ownership and management of multi-anchored shopping centers primarily in approximately 10 metropolitan markets in the United States. The Company’s property portfolio includes approximately 70 shopping centers and an office building comprising approximately 15.3 million square feet. The Company primarily conducts its business through its operating partnership, Ramco-Gershenson Properties, L.P. The Company’s properties include Crofton Centre in Maryland; Clinton Pointe, Clinton Valley, Gaines Marketplace, Livonia Plaza, Hoover Eleven and Jackson West in Michigan; Woodbury Lakes in Minnesota; Central Plaza, Deer Creek Shopping Center and Heritage Place in Missouri; Bridgewater Falls, Olentangy Plaza and Rossford Pointe in Ohio, and East Town Plaza, Nagawaukee Center and West Allis Towne Centre in Wisconsin.