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 8, 2014

 

 

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-13393   52-1209792

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

1 Choice Circle, Suite 400,

Rockville, Maryland

  20850
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 592-5000

 

 

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.

At the 2014 Annual Meeting held on May 8, 2014, three proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The final voting results of these proposals were as follows:

Proposal 1

The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2015 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below.

 

     Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

Stewart Bainum, Jr.

     53,447,760         369,892         2,195,125   

Ervin R. Shames

     53,446,540         371,112         2,195,125   

Gordon A. Smith

     53,546,496         271,156         2,195,125   

Monte J.M. Koch

     53,768,961         48,691         2,195,125   

Proposal 2

The Company’s stockholders approved an advisory vote on executive compensation. The voting results are set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Vote

51,614,525   2,101,884   101,243   2,195,125

Proposal 3

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The voting results are set forth below.

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstained

 

Broker
Non-Vote

55,864,262   102,514   46,001   0


SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: May 9, 2014          

/s/ Simone Wu

      Simone Wu
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary