8-K 1 form8-k.htm SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS 8-K 5-26-2010 form8-k.htm




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: May 26, 2010
  
Commission file number 0-9032
 
SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
 
13-5648107
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
116 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of principal Executive Offices)
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): 617-421-5400
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, 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 25, 2010, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 3,698,230 shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  Holders of 2,766,097 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The results of the votes to the election of directors were as follows:

ELECTION OF COMMON STOCK DIRECTORS
 
DIRECTOR
VOTES RECEIVED
VOTES WITHHELD
VOTES ABSTAINED
George S. Abrams
2,492,679
8,431
264,987
Joseph L. Bower
2,758,076
6,144
1,877
Charles J. Clark
2,759,488
4,716
1,893
Clarence A. Davis
2,651,036
80,536
34,525
Irma F. Mann
2,468,334
15,216
282,547
Jacqueline Sonnabend
2,676,815
9,341
79,941
Peter J. Sonnabend
2,674,784
11,356
79,957
Stephanie Sonnabend
2,674,776
11,380
79,941
Stephen Sonnabend
2,657,644
13,496
94,957
Jean C. Tempel
2,714,596
1,996
49,505




 
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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

SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION

Date:           May 26, 2010


By:
/s/ Boy van Riel
  
 
Boy van Riel
  
 
Vice President and Treasurer
  
 
(Authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant as Principal Financial Officer).




 
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