VENTAS, INC. (NYSE:VTR) 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.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ventas, Inc. (the Company)
was held on May 18, 2017.
Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited to Regulation 14A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Set forth
below are the voting results for the proposals considered and
voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in
the Companys definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2017:
1. The election of ten directors to terms expiring at the 2018
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Nominee |
For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Melody C. Barnes | 292,508,149 |
342,421 |
296,799 |
35,481,302 |
| Debra A. Cafaro | 270,919,629 |
7,388,201 |
14,839,539 | 35,481,302 |
| Jay M. Gellert | 285,685,408 |
6,683,574 |
778,387 |
35,481,302 |
| Richard I. Gilchrist | 292,129,174 |
709,167 |
309,028 |
35,481,302 |
| Matthew J. Lustig | 287,506,797 |
5,253,284 |
387,288 |
35,481,302 |
| Roxanne M. Martino | 292,555,445 |
287,532 |
304,392 |
35,481,302 |
| Walter C. Rakowich | 292,510,393 |
255,578 |
381,398 |
35,481,302 |
| Robert D. Reed | 292,533,284 |
209,204 |
404,881 |
35,481,302 |
| Glenn J. Rufrano | 292,524,171 |
253,183 |
370,015 |
35,481,302 |
| James D. Shelton | 278,152,605 | 14,685,162 |
309,602 |
35,481,302 |
2. The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
2017.
| For | Against | Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 327,502,407 | 639,342 | 486,922 |
3. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the Companys executive
compensation.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 278,754,681 | 13,695,095 | 697,593 | 35,481,302 |
4. The approval, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of
advisory votes on the Companys executive compensation.
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain |
| 251,709,126 | 449,089 | 40,538,104 | 451,050 |
Based on these results, and consistent with the Companys
recommendation, the Companys Board of Directors has determined
that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive
compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on
the frequency of such votes, which will be no later than the
Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2023.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 18, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.775 per
share, payable in cash on June 30, 2017 to stockholders of record
on June 6, 2017. The dividend is the second quarterly installment
of the Companys 2017 annual dividend.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on May 18, 2017
is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item
8.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) |
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. |
| Not applicable. | |
| (b) |
Pro Forma Financial Information. |
| Not applicable. | |
| (c) |
Shell Company Transactions. |
|
Not applicable. |
|
| (d) |
Exhibits: |
|
Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on May 18, 2017. |
About VENTAS, INC. (NYSE:VTR)
Ventas, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) with its properties located throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Company operates through three segments: triple-net leased properties, senior living operations and MOB operations. In its triple-net leased properties segment, the Company acquires and owns seniors housing and healthcare properties throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Through its senior living operations segment, the Company invests in seniors housing communities throughout the United States and Canada, and engages independent operators to manage approximately 304 of its seniors housing communities. It owns approximately 1,300 properties, including properties classified as held for sale; MOBs; skilled nursing facilities; specialty hospitals, and general acute care hospitals. It leases approximately 575 properties to various healthcare operating companies under triple-net or absolute-net leases. VENTAS, INC. (NYSE:VTR) Recent Trading Information
VENTAS, INC. (NYSE:VTR) closed its last trading session up +1.11 at 67.43 with 2,308,887 shares trading hands.
