UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. |
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Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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ITEM 5.07 |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
On May 19, 2021, Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 15, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 114,953,025 shares of common stock outstanding, holders of which were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company solicited proxies for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows (note that voting results, where applicable, reflect fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole share):
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The following director nominees were elected to serve as directors, each to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified, by the following voting results:
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Directors |
For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Jackson Hsieh |
100,489,156 |
343,701 |
68,095 |
5,204,813 |
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Kevin M. Charlton |
97,247,318 |
3,586,895 |
66,739 |
5,204,813 |
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Todd A. Dunn |
100,170,250 |
662,385 |
68,317 |
5,204,813 |
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Elizabeth F. Frank |
100,171,714 |
664,223 |
65,015 |
5,204,813 |
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Michelle F. Frymire |
100,490,995 |
344,756 |
65,201 |
5,204,813 |
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Kristian M. Gathright |
100,486,956 |
341,541 |
72,455 |
5,204,813 |
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Richard I. Gilchrist |
97,978,140 |
2,856,671 |
66,141 |
5,204,813 |
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Diana M. Laing |
99,877,919 |
958,144 |
64,889 |
5,204,813 |
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Nicholas P. Shepherd |
97,659,300 |
3,172,482 |
69,170 |
5,204,813 |
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Thomas J. Sullivan |
100,096,136 |
737,088 |
67,728 |
5,204,813 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ended December 31, 2021
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified by the following voting results:
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Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP |
105,495,292 |
548,981 |
61,492 |
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Proposal 3: Non-Binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers
The compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved in a non-binding advisory vote by the following voting results:
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Approval on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers |
84,509,343 |
16,247,277 |
144,332 |
5,204,813 |
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.
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SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC. |
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/s/ Jay Young |
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Jay Young Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: May 20, 2021