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) May 9, 2017

 

 

DDR Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-11690   34-1723097

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3300 Enterprise Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio   44122
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (216) 755-5500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 May 9, 2017, DDR Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. The matters presented to shareholders for vote and the final voting results on such matters were as follows:

 

1. Nine directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, were elected by the following vote:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Terrance R. Ahern

     307,460,067        18,936,209        219,988        13,944,727  

Jane E. DeFlorio

     315,157,163        11,220,020        239,073        13,944,727  

Thomas Finne

     310,452,770        15,945,498        217,996        13,944,727  

Robert H. Gidel

     307,783,130        18,622,437        210,697        13,944,727  

David R. Lukes

     322,109,588        4,291,226        215,451        13,944,727  

Victor B. MacFarlane

     307,961,306        18,443,307        211,651        13,944,727  

Alexander Otto

     309,828,362        16,578,755        209,147        13,944,727  

Scott D. Roulston

     307,924,725        18,482,243        209,296        13,944,727  

Barry A. Sholem

     307,875,925        18,532,454        207,885        13,944,727  

 

2. The shareholder advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

315,391,752

  10,854,233   370,279   13,944,727

 

3. The shareholder advisory vote regarding the frequency for future shareholder advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

1 year

 

2 years

 

3 years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

299,090,409

  210,078   26,964,867   350,682   13,944,727

The Company will hold shareholder advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next shareholder advisory vote regarding the frequency for future shareholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

 

4. The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

337,401,664

  2,842,196   317,131


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.

 

    DDR CORP.
Date: May 11, 2017     By:  

/s/ David E. Weiss

    Name:   David E. Weiss
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary