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 17, 2018
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland |
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001-36746 |
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32-0439307 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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Identification No.) |
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1633 Broadway, Suite 1801 New York, New York |
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10019 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 237-3100
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 Instructions A.2.):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2018, Paramount Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders in New York, New York (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 240,506,259 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for or against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
Proposal 1. Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, were as follows:
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Broker |
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Albert Behler |
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182,393,904 |
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6,940,304 |
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14,763,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Thomas Armbrust |
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187,899,981 |
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1,434,230 |
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14,763,302 |
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2,957,298 |
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Martin Bussmann |
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187,899,978 |
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1,434,230 |
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14,763,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Dan Emmett |
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166,041,209 |
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23,292,999 |
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14,763,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Lizanne Galbreath |
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165,696,173 |
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23,638,038 |
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14,763,302 |
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2,957,298 |
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Karin Klein |
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187,552,049 |
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1,782,159 |
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14,763,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Peter Linneman |
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187,490,388 |
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1,843,823 |
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14,763,302 |
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2,957,298 |
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Katharina Otto-Bernstein |
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187,847,528 |
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1,439,680 |
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14,810,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Mark Patterson |
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187,608,489 |
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1,725,719 |
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14,763,305 |
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2,957,298 |
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Based on the votes set forth above, each of the foregoing persons was duly elected to serve as a director for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019 and until the directors’ successors have been duly elected and qualified or until a given director’s earlier resignation or removal.
Proposal 2. Votes regarding a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, were as follows:
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164,259,943 |
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25,067,447 |
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14,770,123 |
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2,957,298 |
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Based on the votes set forth above, the non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the Company’s stockholders.
Proposal 3. Votes regarding the ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2018, were as follows:
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206,343,525 |
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705,994 |
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Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was duly ratified by the Company’s stockholders.
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.
PARAMOUNT GROUP, INC.
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/s/ Gage Johnson |
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Name: |
Gage Johnson |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated: May 18, 2018