PKST 8-K
Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST)
8-K
2023-06-21
For: 2023-06-20
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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): June 20, 2023
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-41686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310 ) 606-3200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| ____________________ | _________________ | ____________________ | ||||||
| Common shares, $0.001 par value per share | PKST | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 20, 2023, Peakstone Realty Trust (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. The Company held its Annual Meeting to consider and vote on the three proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Trustees
The Company’s shareholders elected the five nominated trustees identified below, each to serve and to hold office for a one-year term until the close of the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders in 2024 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes case as follows:
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
Michael J. Escalante | 6,363,704 | 989,878 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
Gregory M. Cazel | 6,399,641 | 953,941 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
Carrie DeWees | 6,428,788 | 924,794 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
Samuel Tang | 6,399,700 | 953,882 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
Casey Wold | 6,390,915 | 962,667 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, with the votes cast as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | |||||||||||||||
20,081,087 | 408,271 | 365,408 | |||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, with the votes cast as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
5,263,441 | 1,418,007 | 672,134 | 13,501,184 | |||||||||||||||||
No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Signature(s)
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.
| Peakstone Realty Trust | ||||||||
| Date: June 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ Javier F. Bitar | ||||||
| Javier F. Bitar | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||