Form 8-K

 

 

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) May 14, 2015

 

 

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-14625   53-0085950
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(240) 744-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Host”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2015. Stockholders were asked to vote on four proposals: the election of directors, the ratification of KPMG LLP as Host’s auditors for 2015, an advisory vote to approve executive compensation, and a non-binding stockholder proposal to allow stockholders to amend Host’s bylaws.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Final votes regarding the election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders are set forth below. Accordingly, each director nominee was elected for a one year term.

 

     FOR      AGAINST      ABSTENTIONS
AND
BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Mary L. Baglivo

     671,481,026         1,980,393         16,015,237   

Sheila C. Bair

     671,473,376         1,986,241         16,017,187   

Terence C. Golden

     667,728,501         5,749,074         15,999,225   

Ann McLaughlin Korologos

     665,300,117         8,156,847         16,019,444   

Richard E. Marriott

     666,475,032         7,007,675         15,993,106   

John B. Morse, Jr.

     667,313,902         6,141,066         16,021,836   

Walter C. Rakowich

     671,459,478         1,985,867         16,031,311   

Gordon H. Smith

     671,469,653         1,977,947         16,029,204   

W. Edward Walter

     668,442,694         5,015,085         16,019,025   

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants

Final votes on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of Host to serve for the 2015 calendar year are set forth below. Accordingly, the appointment of KPMG LLP was ratified.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS
AND
BROKER
NON-VOTES

686,169,456

  2,741,692   565,034

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The final non-binding, advisory votes to approve the compensation of Host’s named executive officers are set forth below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS
AND
BROKER
NON-VOTES

628,598,381

  44,331,490   16,546,487

Proposal 4 – Stockholder Proposal

The final non-binding, advisory votes to approve the stockholder proposal regarding amendments to Host’s bylaws are set forth below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS
AND
BROKER
NON-VOTES

541,039,894

  131,930,232   16,504,387


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
          (Registrant)
Date: May 18, 2015 By:

/s/ Brian G. Macnamara

Brian G. Macnamara
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller