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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 14, 2024, TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the eight persons listed below as directors of the Company, each to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; (iii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a frequency of every year for future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | ||||
| Avi Banyasz |
51,417,558 | 2,202,115 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Doug Bouquard |
52,747,411 | 872,262 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Julie Hong |
49,577,637 | 4,042,036 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Michael Gillmore |
52,546,508 | 1,073,165 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Todd Schuster |
52,605,940 | 1,013,733 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Wendy Silverstein |
52,624,404 | 995,269 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Bradley Smith |
50,511,615 | 3,108,058 | 11,646,343 | |||
| Gregory White |
52,710,232 | 909,441 | 11,646,343 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2024
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 60,121,444 | 5,079,011 | 65,561 |
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non- | |||
| 52,284,373 | 1,213,181 | 122,119 | 11,646,343 |
Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
| Every Year |
Every Two Years |
Every Three Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non- | ||||
| 53,397,599 | 33,791 | 97,382 | 90,901 | 11,646,343 |
In light of the stockholders’ recommendation that future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year, which was consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has decided that the Company will hold future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| TPG RE FINANCE TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Foley | |
| Name: | Robert Foley | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: May 15, 2024