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): April 22, 2016

 

 

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

 

 

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

At the 2016 Annual Meeting held on April 22, 2016, 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 ten directors to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2017 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results are set forth below.

 

     Votes For    Votes
Against
   Votes
Abstained
   Broker
Non-Vote

Barbara T. Alexander

   51,980,576    14,821    17,786    2,336,972

Stewart Bainum, Jr.

   51,905,860    83,181    24,142    2,336,972

William L. Jews

   50,608,483    1,387,761    16,939    2,336,972

Stephen P. Joyce

   51,962,062    25,815    25,306    2,336,972

Monte J. M. Koch

   51,696,253    300,205    16,725    2,336,972

Liza K. Landsman

   51,983,092    16,533    13,588    2,336,972

Scott A. Renschler

   51,974,407    25,084    13,692    2,336,972

Ervin R. Shames

   51,673,133    322,864    17,186    2,336,972

Gordon A. Smith

   51,965,381    31,420    16,382    2,336,972

John P. Tague

   51,974,331    21,182    17,670    2,336,972

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

   
  51,718,441     251,326     43,416     2,336,972  

Proposal 3

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results are set forth below.

 

   

Votes For

     

Votes

Against

     

Votes

Abstained

     

Broker

Non-Vote

   
  54,321,952     16,103     12,100     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: April 25, 2016       /s/ Simone Wu
      Simone Wu
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary