Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company's annual meeting of shareholders held on March 11, 2021, the
Company's shareholders voted on the election of six Directors to the Company's
Board each for a term of office continuing until the Company's 2022 annual
meeting of shareholders and until his, her or their respective successor is duly
elected and qualifies. The following persons were elected as Directors and
received the following votes:
Broker
Nominee Votes For Withhold Non-Votes
Jennifer B. Clark 171,651,756 477,005 1,087,888
Ann Logan 169,979,979 2,148,782 1,087,888
Rosen Plevneliev 169,701,113 2,427,648 1,087,888
Adam D. Portnoy 171,447,923 680,838 1,087,888
Jonathan Veitch 171,974,603 154,158 1,087,888
Walter C. Watkins, Jr. 169,974,528 2,154,233 1,087,888
The Company's shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche
LLP as the Company's independent auditors to serve for the 2021 fiscal year.
This proposal received the following votes:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
173,174,695 19,183 22,771 -
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Consistent with the Company's Director compensation arrangements, on March 11,
2021, the Company awarded each of the Company's Directors 3,000 shares of Class
A common stock of the Company ("Common Shares"), valued at $42.85 per share, the
closing price of the Common Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on that date.
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