UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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, 2018
DDR Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Ohio | 1-11690 | 34-1723097 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
3300 Enterprise Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio | 44122 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (216) 755-5500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 8, 2018, DDR Corp. (the Company) held its annual meeting of shareholders. The matters presented to shareholders for vote and the final voting results on such matters were as follows:
1. | Eight directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, were elected by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
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Terrance R. Ahern |
318,239,730 | 7,700,258 | 1,676,175 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Jane E. DeFlorio |
322,471,895 | 4,865,822 | 278,122 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Thomas Finne |
318,534,012 | 8,808,557 | 273,594 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
David R. Lukes |
316,995,500 | 10,516,820 | 103,844 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Victor B. MacFarlane |
315,514,740 | 11,326,030 | 775,394 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Alexander Otto |
317,681,746 | 9,837,724 | 96,693 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Scott D. Roulston |
319,432,511 | 7,883,935 | 299,717 | 15,217,679 | ||||||||||||
Barry A. Sholem |
318,263,198 | 9,081,695 | 271,270 | 15,217,679 |
2. | Adoption of an amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the ability of shareholders to exercise cumulative voting in the election of directors was approved by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
313,236,239 | 13,662,332 | 715,637 | 15,217,679 |
3. | Adoption of an amendment to the Companys Code of Regulations to implement proxy access in connection with annual meetings of shareholders was approved by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
325,933,794 | 1,463,526 | 218,670 | 15,217,679 |
4. | Authorization of the Companys board of directors to effect, in its discretion, a reverse stock split of the Companys common stock and the adoption of a corresponding amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation was approved by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
338,528,037 | 3,542,481 | 761,759 |
5. | The shareholder advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Companys named executive officers was approved by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
312,215,787 | 14,595,022 | 805,180 | 15,217,679 |
6. | The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was approved by the following vote: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
338,780,202 | 3,914,605 | 139,035 |
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.
DDR CORP. | ||
By: |
/s/ Aaron M. Kitlowski | |
Aaron M. Kitlowski Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: May 9, 2018