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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 6, 2024, GCM Grosvenor Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, holders of the Company’s Class A common stock were entitled to one vote per share held as of the close of business on April 10, 2024 (the “Record Date”) and holders of the Company’s Class C common stock were entitled to 0.888865527 votes per share held as of the Record Date.
Class A common stockholders representing 37,470,978 votes and the Class C common stockholder representing 128,205,737 votes were represented online or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 96.75% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Class A and Class C common stock as of the Record Date. Below are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024.
Proposal One. To elect Michael J. Sacks, Angela Blanton, Francesca Cornelli, Jonathan R. Levin, Stephen Malkin, Blythe Masters and Samuel C. Scott III as directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2025, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Michael J. Sacks | 150,922,761 | 9,817,451 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Angela Blanton | 152,176,920 | 8,563,292 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Francesca Cornelli | 152,176,920 | 8,563,282 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Jonathan R. Levin | 155,672,230 | 5,067,982 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Stephen Malkin | 155,673,289 | 5,066,923 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Blythe Masters | 146,268,858 | 14,471,354 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
| Samuel C. Scott III | 147,568,154 | 13,172,058 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||
Proposal Two. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the voting were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 147,818,301 | 17,829,302 | 29,112 | 0 | |||||||||||
Proposal Three. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the voting were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 142,641,690 | 13,349,012 | 4,749,510 | 4,936,503 | |||||||||||
Proposal Four. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the voting were as follows:
| Three Years | Two Years | One Year | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 132,545,707 | 2,521 | 23,454,950 | 4,737,034 | 4,936,503 | ||||||||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, Michael J. Sacks, Angela Blanton, Francesca Cornelli, Jonathan R. Levin, Stephen Malkin, Blythe Masters and Samuel C. Scott III were elected as directors, Proposal Two was approved, Proposal Three was approved and three years was approved for the frequency in Proposal Four. In light of these results, which are consistent with the Board of Director’s recommendation, the Company has determined to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation every three years until such time as the next advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of advisory (non-binding) votes on executive compensation is submitted to the Company’s stockholders.
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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.
| GCM Grosvenor Inc. | ||
| Date: June 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Sacks |
| Name: | Michael J. Sacks | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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