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 2, 2016
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-33106 | 20-3073047 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | Commission file number | (I.R.S. Employer identification No.) |
808 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200, Santa Monica, California 90401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-7700
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 2, 2016 (see Item 5.07 below), our stockholders approved the adoption of the Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan"), which had previously been approved by our Board of Directors. A copy of the 2016 Plan is attached to this filing as Exhibit 10.1. The 2016 Plan authorizes the grant of awards covering up to 8.4 million shares of our common stock. No further grants will be made under the The Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Presented below are the voting results for the matters (described in detail in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2016) submitted to our stockholders at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 2, 2016:
Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the board of directors until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders with the following vote:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Dan A. Emmett | 131,111,692 | 5,787,086 | 2,029,308 | |||
Jordan L. Kaplan | 136,671,979 | 226,799 | 2,029,308 | |||
Kenneth M. Panzer | 131,775,434 | 5,123,344 | 2,029,308 | |||
Christopher H. Anderson | 135,506,376 | 1,392,402 | 2,029,308 | |||
Leslie E. Bider | 135,160,741 | 1,738,037 | 2,029,308 | |||
Dr. David T. Feinberg | 135,323,321 | 1,575,457 | 2,029,308 | |||
Thomas E. O'Hern | 136,128,909 | 769,869 | 2,029,308 | |||
William E. Simon, Jr. | 136,131,170 | 767,608 | 2,029,308 | |||
Virginia A. McFerran | 136,519,630 | 379,148 | 2,029,308 | |||
Proposal 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
135,955,942 | 2,964,075 | 8,069 | — | |||
Proposal 3. The Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan was approved with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
123,833,796 | 13,051,010 | 13,970 | 2,029,310 | |||
Proposal 4. Our 2015 executive compensation was approved with the following non-binding advisory vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
115,611,396 | 21,269,517 | 17,863 | 2,029,310 | |||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. | |||
Dated: | June 3, 2016 | By: | /s/ MONA M. GISLER |
Mona M. Gisler | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||