Chatham Lodging Trust 8-K, filed May 13, 2020
Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
8-K
2020-05-13
For: 2020-05-13
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About this 8-K
Chatham Lodging Trust filed this 8-K on May 13, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2020
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On May 13, 2020, Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:
| (i) | for the election of trustees Edwin B. Brewer, Jr., Thomas J. Crocker, Jack P. DeBoer, Jeffrey H. Fisher, Mary Beth Higgins, Robert Perlmutter, and Rolf E. Ruhfus to serve until our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and/or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; | |||||||
| (ii) | for the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2020; and | |||||||
| (iii) | for the approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. | |||||||
All of the nominees were elected, the ratification to select the independent registered public accountants was approved, and the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The results of the voting were as follows:
Trustee | Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. | 34,299,844 | 522,134 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Thomas J. Crocker | 23,142,684 | 11,679,294 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Jack P. DeBoer | 34,275,768 | 546,210 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Jeffrey H. Fisher | 34,072,814 | 749,164 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Mary Beth Higgins | 34,297,416 | 524,562 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Robert Perlmutter | 23,401,931 | 11,420,047 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Rolf E. Ruhfus | 34,286,046 | 535,932 | 0 | 5,337,976 | ||||||||||
Ratification of the selection of independent registered public accountants:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 39,502,032 | 585,503 | 72,419 | ||||||||||||
Approval of compensation of named executive officers:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 33,574,354 | 1,067,965 | 179,659 | 5,337,976 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||||||||||||||||||
| May 13, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeremy B. Wegner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name: Jeremy B. Wegner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||