cmo-8k_20180516.htm

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:  May 16, 2018

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland

001-08896

75-2027937

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

8401 North Central Expressway

Suite 800

Dallas, Texas

 

75225

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (214) 874-2323

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:

[ ]Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 5.07.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

The annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 16, 2018.  As of March 23, 2018, the record date for the annual meeting, there were 92,512,913 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.  At the annual meeting 83,828,061 shares, or approximately 90.61% of the eligible voting shares, were represented either in person or by proxy.

 

At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:

 

1.

Proposal (1) to elect eight nominees to our board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.  The following nominees were elected to the board (constituting the entire board), with the voting results for each nominee as shown:

 

 

 

 

Withhold/

Broker

Name

      For      

Against

 Abstain  

   Non-votes   

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Bernard

58,615,709

1,814,484

492,830

22,905,038

Jack Biegler

59,017,669

1,411,473

493,881

22,905,038

Michelle P. Goolsby

59,401,669

1,026,632

494,722

22,905,038

Gary Keiser

58,817,310

1,603,226

502,487

22,905,038

Christopher W. Mahowald

38,340,627

22,081,127

501,269

22,905,038

Michael G. O’Neil

58,454,603

1,976,269

492,151

22,905,038

Phillip A. Reinsch

59,077,208

1,146,210

699,605

22,905,038

Mark S. Whiting

59,003,127

1,430,215

489,681

22,905,038

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Proposal (2) to approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis our 2017 executive compensation.  This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:

 

 

 

 

Broker

For

Against

Withhold/Abstain

   Non-votes   

 

 

 

 

58,639,189

1,842,633

441,201

22,905,038

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Proposal (3) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.  This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:

 

 

 

 

Broker

For

Against

Withhold/Abstain

   Non-votes   

 

 

 

 

82,264,180

1,229,403

334,478


 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 17, 2018

By:

 

/s/ Lance J. Phillips

 

 

 

Lance J. Phillips

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

and Secretary