Douglas Emmett Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 29, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 29, 2025, Douglas Emmett, Inc. held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Presented below are the voting results for the proposals (described in detail in our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2025) submitted to our stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Douglas Emmett Proposals:
Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the board of directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the following vote:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan L. Kaplan | 137,583,164 | 6,860,149 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth M. Panzer | 135,917,379 | 8,525,934 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leslie E. Bider | 121,249,249 | 23,194,064 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dorene C. Dominguez | 138,234,725 | 6,208,588 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virginia A. McFerran | 99,713,788 | 44,729,525 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas E. O'Hern | 125,602,662 | 18,840,651 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| William E. Simon, Jr. | 106,904,980 | 37,538,333 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shirley Wang | 133,754,093 | 10,689,220 | 11,936,309 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified with the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 140,719,653 | 10,277,336 | 5,382,633 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3. Our named executive officer compensation for 2024 was approved with the following non-binding advisory vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 121,018,732 | 18,049,952 | 5,374,623 | 11,936,315 | |||||||||||||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. | |||||||||||
| Dated: | June 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR | ||||||||
| Peter D. Seymour | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||