Pillarstone Capital REIT

06/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/30/2022 14:31

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 27, 2022
Pillarstone Capital REIT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Maryland
001-15409
39-6594066
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2600 South Gessner, Suite 555
Houston, Texas
77063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (832) 810-0100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 27, 2022, Pillarstone Capital REIT (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The shareholders voted on each of the five proposals presented, which are described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule A14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2022 (the "Proxy Statement"). The shareholders cast their votes as described below.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Trustee
The Company's shareholders elected to the Board of Trustees one Class I trustee, to serve a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025, as set forth below:
Election of Trustee by Shareholders
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
James C. Mastandrea
2,757,686
589
99,147
Proposal No. 2: Adopt and Approve the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan
The Company's shareholders adopted and approved the Shareholder Rights Plan as set forth below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
2,757,710 138 427 99,147
Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's shareholders approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the executive officer compensation of the Company's named executive officers described in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
2,757,336 207 732 99,147
Proposal No. 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's shareholders approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the frequency to cast an advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below:
1 Year 2Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes
29,237 305 2,728,306 427 99,147
Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Trustees determined, consistent with the vote of the Company's shareholders and in accordance with the Board of Trustees' recommendation, that the Company will continue to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every three years, the next such vote to occur in 2025, and until the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory votes is presented to shareholders in 2028.
Proposal No. 5: Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstentions
2,856,073
922
427
SIGNATURE
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.
PILLARSTONE CAPITAL REIT
Date:
June 30, 2022
By: /s/ John J. Dee
Name: John J. Dee
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Senior
Vice President and Corporate Secretary