Orion Office REIT Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 15, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 15, 2024, Orion Office REIT Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of Paul H. McDowell, Reginald H. Gilyard, Kathleen R. Allen, Richard J. Lieb and Gregory J. Whyte to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify; and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. As of March 15, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were outstanding 55,844,420 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The Company’s stockholders elected all five director nominees to serve on the Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of KPMG. The full results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
| Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul H. McDowell | 30,513,728 | 720,896 | 60,726 | 8,675,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reginald H. Gilyard | 26,187,338 | 5,058,781 | 49,231 | 8,675,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen R. Allen | 30,121,548 | 1,114,780 | 59,022 | 8,675,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard J. Lieb | 30,515,046 | 719,275 | 61,029 | 8,675,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gregory J. Whyte | 30,278,559 | 956,986 | 59,805 | 8,675,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 39,718,616 | 132,808 | 119,181 | * | |||||||||||||||||
*No broker non-votes were recorded in connection with Proposal No. 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ORION OFFICE REIT INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Paul H. McDowell | |||||||
| Name: | Paul H. McDowell | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||||
Date: May 15, 2024