Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE:WMC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2018. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
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1. |
The nominees for election of Directors, each for a one-year term, were elected based upon the following votes: |
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Nominees |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Edward D. Fox James W. Hirschmann, III Ranjit M. Kripalani M. Christian Mitchell Jennifer W. Murphy Richard W. Roll |
15,715,662 15,042,318 15,775,734 15,780,977 15,849,417 15,776,482 |
431,113 1,104,457 371,041 365,798 297,358 370,293 |
19,853,457 19,853,457 19,853,457 19,853,457 19,853,457 19,853,457 |
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2. |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved based upon the following votes: |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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35,408,377 |
386,091 |
205,764 |
About Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE:WMC)
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on investing in, financing and managing a portfolio of real estate related securities, whole-loans and other financial assets. The Company’s portfolio consists of Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) (including To-Be-Announced securities (TBAs)), Non-Agency RMBS, Agency and Non-Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and Whole-Loans. In addition, the Company also invests in other securities, including certain Agency obligations that are not technically mortgage-backed securities (MBS), as well as in certain Non-United States CMBS and asset-backed securities (ABS) investments secured by a portfolio private student loans. The Company is externally managed and advised by Western Asset Management Company.
