Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 108,849,198 common shares outstanding. Of this amount, 2,079,819 common shares were held in the Company's deferred benefit plans and were not entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 97,778,375 common shares were voted in person or by proxy. The Company's shareholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
1.Election of ten Trust Managers nominated by the Board of Trust Managers to hold office for a one-year term;
2.On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement;
3.Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024; and
Each of these matters was approved by the requisite number of shareholder votes. The results of the shareholder votes are set forth below.
Board of Trust Managers
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Abstentions
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Richard J. Campo
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88,760,098
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5,101,958
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202,123
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Javier E. Benito
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93,426,678
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533,659
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103,842
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Heather J. Brunner
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92,995,287
|
957,030
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111,862
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Mark D. Gibson
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93,430,194
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529,600
|
104,385
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Scott S. Ingraham
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84,595,136
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9,364,574
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104,469
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Renu Khator
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91,632,536
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2,326,312
|
105,331
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D. Keith Oden
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91,613,526
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2,348,346
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102,307
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Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa
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85,153,084
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8,744,421
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166,674
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Steven A. Webster
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84,425,424
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9,534,783
|
103,972
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Kelvin R. Westbrook
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90,434,021
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3,526,285
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103,873
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There were 3,714,196 broker non-votes with respect to the election of Trust Managers.
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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85,558,453
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8,370,360
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135,366
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3,714,196
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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93,932,013
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3,759,046
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87,316
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