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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 20, 2018

Exantas Capital Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
1-32733
 
20-2287134
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
717 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
 
 
 
10022
(Address of principal executive
offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-621-3210
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 20, 2018, Exantas Capital Corp. (the "Company") held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which its stockholders: (i) elected ten directors: Messrs. Walter T. Beach, Jeffrey P. Cohen, Andrew L. Farkas, William B. Hart, Gary Ickowicz, Steven J. Kessler, Murray S. Levin, P. Sherrill Neff and Henry R. Silverman and Ms. Stephanie H. Wiggins to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2019; (ii) approved, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.
The voting results were as follows:
Election of Directors
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Mr. Beach
 
15,062,622
 
3,552,015
 
66,797
 
9,049,029
Mr. Cohen
 
18,018,708
 
603,471
 
59,255
 
9,049,029
Mr. Farkas
 
18,061,853
 
553,404
 
66,177
 
9,049,029
Mr. Hart
 
15,067,769
 
3,545,464
 
68,201
 
9,049,029
Mr. Ickowicz
 
17,658,113
 
960,842
 
62,479
 
9,049,029
Mr. Kessler
 
17,688,543
 
930,968
 
61,923
 
9,049,029
Mr. Levin
 
13,628,375
 
4,990,671
 
62,388
 
9,049,029
Mr. Neff
 
17,966,729
 
645,995
 
68,710
 
9,049,029
Mr. Silverman
 
17,669,640
 
947,332
 
64,462
 
9,049,029
Ms. Wiggins
 
17,674,975
 
938,993
 
67,466
 
9,049,029
A proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
14,250,097
 
3,722,171
 
709,166
 
9,049,029
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018:
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
27,203,771
 
385,032
 
141,660
 
 




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
EXANTAS CAPITAL CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michele R. Weisbaum
 
 
 
 
 
Michele R. Weisbaum
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
June 22, 2018