0001193125-21-206206.txt : 20210701 0001193125-21-206206.hdr.sgml : 20210701 20210701153605 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-206206 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210701 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20210701 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210701 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001662972 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 810696966 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-55931 FILM NUMBER: 211065671 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-583-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Royal Blue Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20160106 8-K 1 d192359d8k.htm 8-K 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): July 1, 2021

 

 

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   000-55931   81-0696966

(State or Other

Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 583-5000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Title of each class

   

Trading Symbol(s)

   

Name of each exchange on which registered

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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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

On June 29, 2021, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Because 1,073,688,661 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 52.71% of the 2,036,807,709 total shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxy, a quorum was present at the meeting, as required by the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. The immediately following charts set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstention votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the stockholders.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The following nine individuals were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

     Votes For      Votes
Against		      Votes
Abstained		      Broker
Non-Votes		  

Frank Cohen

      941,276,637        43,193,820        59,985,679        29,232,525  

A.J. Agarwal

      938,120,771        44,384,666        61,950,699        29,232,525  

Wesley LePatner

      937,938,961        43,439,388        63,077,787        29,232,525  

Brian Kim

      910,681,258        71,395,523        62,379,355        29,232,525  

Raymond J. Beier

      935,882,471        43,769,713        64,803,952        29,232,525  

Susan Carras

      940,094,072        43,084,283        61,277,781        29,232,525  

Richard I. Gilchrist

      919,751,787        61,078,082        63,626,267        29,232,525  

Field Griffith

      918,297,009        60,300,806        65,858,321        29,232,525  

Edward Lewis

      890,971,627        88,766,287        64,718,222        29,232,525  

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified.

 

Votes
For

    Votes
Against		    Votes
Abstained

1,024,372,341

    7,306,142    42,010,178

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.

 

   

BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

Date: July 1, 2021

      
   

By:

  

/s/ Leon Volchyok

   

Name:

  

Leon Volchyok

   

Title:

  

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary