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): June 14, 2013
Morgans Hotel Group Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33738 | 16-1736884 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 475 Tenth Avenue New York, NY |
10018 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 277-4100
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 14, 2013, Morgans Hotel Group Co. (the “Company”) held its reconvened 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”). At the 2013 Annual Meeting, the four matters set forth below were submitted to vote of the Company’s stockholders. On June 17, 2013, IVS Associates, Inc., the independent Inspector of Elections for the 2013 Annual Meeting, delivered to the Company its final certified voting results for each such matter.
1. Election of Directors—The Company’s stockholders elected the following seven nominees as directors for one-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: John D. Dougherty, Jason T. Kalisman, Mahmood Khimji, Jonathan Langer, Andrea L. Olshan, Michael E. Olshan and Parag Vora. The number of votes cast for and withheld for each nominee were as follows:
Board of Directors Nominees:
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Ronald W. Burkle |
9,759,297 | 293,587 | ||||||
| Robert Friedman |
3,774,547 | 3,828,003 | ||||||
| Jeffrey M. Gault |
4,151,596 | 3,449,954 | ||||||
| Michael J. Gross |
9,977,331 | 75,553 | ||||||
| Thomas L. Harrison |
9,376,568 | 677,316 | ||||||
| Michael D. Malone |
8,782,588 | 651,496 | ||||||
OTK Nominees:
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| John J. Dougherty |
17,473,908 | 1,230,000 | ||||||
| Jason T. Kalisman |
21,142,714 | 12,528 | ||||||
| Mahmood Khimji |
21,142,714 | 12,528 | ||||||
| Jonathan Langer |
20,883,807 | 891,235 | ||||||
| Andrea L. Olshan |
15,865,958 | 2,837,950 | ||||||
| Michael E. Olshan |
16,424,171 | 2,279,737 | ||||||
| Parag Vora |
15,721,938 | 2,981,970 | ||||||
| 2. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The number of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| For |
Against | Abstained | ||||||
| 28,568,404 |
178,288 | 11,100 | ||||||
| 3. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation—The stockholders did not approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| For |
Against | Abstained | ||||||
| 7,323,227 |
19,722,986 | 1,711,579 | ||||||
| 4. | Stockholder Proposal to Repeal Any Provisions of the Company’s By-laws Not in Effect as of March 15, 2013—The stockholders approved the stockholder proposal presented by OTK to repeal any provision of the Company’s By-laws in effect as of the 2013 Annual Meeting that was not effective as of March 15, 2013. The number of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions, were as follows: |
| For |
Against | Abstained | ||||||
| 23,729,011 | 2,706,479 | 2,322,302 | ||||||
Since there were no amendments to the Company’s By-Laws between March 15, 2013 and the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this proposal has no effect on the Company’s By-Laws.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
The Indenture governing the Company’s 2.375% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) provides that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) in certain circumstances, the holders of the Notes have the right to require the Company to purchase their Notes at a price and during the period specified in the Indenture. Prior to the 2013 Annual Meeting, a majority of the Continuing Directors (as defined in the Indenture) adopted a resolution approving the nomination of OTK’s nominees for election to the Board at the 2013 Annual Meeting solely for the purpose of assuring that OTK’s nominees constitute Continuing Directors under the Indenture. Such action ensured that the election of OTK’s nominees at the 2013 Annual Meeting did not constitute a Change of Control.
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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.
| MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO. | ||||||
| Date: June 18, 2013 | By: | /s/ Richard Szymanski | ||||
| Richard Szymanski | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||