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): June 16, 2015

 

 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-14788   94-6181186

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue, 42nd Floor

New York, New York 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 655-0220

Not Applicable

(Former Name or 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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) (b)

On June 16, 2015, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. A quorum was present at the meeting, as required by the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws. The immediately following charts set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the stockholders.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The following eight individuals were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

     Votes
For
     Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Michael B. Nash

     40,062,588         1,681,716         11,035,472   

Stephen D. Plavin

     40,277,906         1,466,398         11,035,472   

Leonard W. Cotton

     40,436,591         1,307,713         11,035,472   

Thomas E. Dobrowski

     40,345,197         1,399,107         11,035,472   

Martin L. Edelman

     34,652,563         7,091,741         11,035,472   

Henry N. Nassau

     36,690,116         5,054,188         11,035,472   

Lynne B. Sagalyn

     40,372,370         1,371,934         11,035,472   

John G. Schreiber

     36,569,465         5,174,839         11,035,472   

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2015

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified.

 

Votes

For

  

Votes

Against

  

Votes

Abstained

52,578,156

   142,031    59,589

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: To Approve in a Non-binding, Advisory Vote, the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes

For

  

Votes

Against

  

Votes

Abstained

  

Broker

Non-Votes

41,206,408

   425,880    12,016    11,035,472


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.

 

BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
Date: June 17, 2015
By:

/s/ Randall S. Rothschild

Name: Randall S. Rothschild
Title:

Secretary and Managing Director,

Head of Legal and Compliance