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 22, 2018

 

 

 

GREAT AJAX CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

  

Maryland   001 36844   47 1271842
(State or other jurisdiction)  

(Commission File Number)

 

  

(I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation

Identification No.)

 

9400 SW Beaverton—Hillsdale Hwy

Suite 131

Beaverton, OR 97005

   97005
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 505 5670

 

 

 

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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). x

 

Emerging growth company. x 

 

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.

 

2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders 

 

On May 22, 2018, Great Ajax Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 17,093,749 shares of common stock of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting approximately 88.54% of the outstanding shares of common stock on April 2, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

 

The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1: Re-election of seven (7) Directors to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Name   FOR   WITHHELD
Lawrence Mendelsohn   11,462,685   995,467
Russell Schaub   12,101,140   357,012
Steven L. Begleiter   10,918,890   1,539,262
John C. Condas   12,318,168   139,984
Paul Friedman   12,316,550   141,602
Jonathan Bradford Handley, Jr.   12,356,059   102,093
J. Kirk Ogren, Jr.   11,659,613   798,539

 

 In addition, there were 4,635,597 broker non-votes associated with the re-election of the directors. All director nominees were duly re-elected at the Annual Meeting. Each of the individuals named in the above table will serve as director until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP to serve as our registered independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
16,894,405   188,439   10,905

 

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

 

 

 

 

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. 

 

  GREAT AJAX CORP.
     
     
  By: /s/ Lawrence Mendelsohn
    Name: Lawrence Mendelsohn
   

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: May 25, 2018