2015 8-K 52015 (Shareholder Meeting)


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 21, 2015

 

HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

   

001-14765

   

251811499

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

   

(Commission File Number)

   

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

44 Hersha Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102

(Address and zip code of

principal executive offices)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 236-4400

 

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 Instructions A.2. below):

 

 

 

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

On May 21, 2015, the Company held its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 185,639,159 common shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, constituting approximately 94.27% of outstanding common shares on March 31, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting are set forth below:

Proposal 1: Election of Three Class II Trustees to the Company’s Board of Trustees

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Hasu P. Shah

162,818,605

7,326,677

516,077

14,977,800

Dianna F. Morgan

168,512,835

1,633,884

514,640

14,977,800

John M. Sabin

168,028,344

2,119,836

513,179

14,977,800

All trustee nominees were duly elected.  Each of the individuals named in the table above will serve as Class II trustees until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

161,745,064

8,359,505

556,790

14,977,800

 

 

 

 

The proposal was approved on an advisory basis.

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2015

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

184,114,883

753,012

771,264

N/A

 

 

 

 

The appointment was ratified.

   

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 22, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Ashish R. Parikh

 

 

 

Ashish R. Parikh

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


 

 

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