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 27, 2015
JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 001-35673 | 45-5517523 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3001 Ocean Drive, Suite 201 | |
Vero Beach, Florida | 32963 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(772) 617-4340
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (“JAVELIN”) held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on May 27, 2015, for the purpose of: (i) electing nine (9) directors to JAVELIN’s Board of Directors until its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratifying the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as JAVELIN's independent registered certified public accountants for fiscal year 2015; (iii) approving, by a non-binding vote, JAVELIN's 2014 executive compensation; and (iv) approving, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes relating to JAVELIN's executive compensation. For more information on the proposals described below, please refer to JAVELIN's proxy statement dated April 13, 2015. As of the record date of April 6, 2015, there were a total of 11,991,162 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 10,114,386 shares of common stock, or approximately 84.35% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting, were represented in person or by proxy; therefore a quorum was present.
Proposal 1 — To elect nine (9) directors to JAVELIN’s Board of Directors until its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
The nine (9) nominees proposed by JAVELIN's Board of Directors were each elected to serve as a director until JAVELIN's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2016 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Scott J. Ulm | 2,757,779 | 774,410 | 6,582,197 |
Jeffrey J. Zimmer | 2,756,320 | 775,869 | 6,582,197 |
Daniel C. Staton | 2,735,326 | 796,863 | 6,582,197 |
Marc H. Bell | 2,738,998 | 793,191 | 6,582,197 |
John C. Chrystal | 2,758,875 | 773,314 | 6,582,197 |
Thomas K. Guba | 2,755,675 | 776,514 | 6,582,197 |
Robert C. Hain | 2,760,953 | 771,236 | 6,582,197 |
John P. Hollihan, III | 2,757,445 | 774,744 | 6,582,197 |
Stewart J. Paperin | 2,761,523 | 770,666 | 6,582,197 |
Proposal 2 — To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as JAVELIN's independent registered certified public accountants for fiscal year 2015.
Stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte as JAVELIN's independent registered certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The proposal received the following final voting results:
For | Against | Abstain |
9,155,865 | 326,243 | 632,278 |
Proposal 3 — To approve, by a non-binding vote, JAVELIN's 2014 executive compensation.
Stockholders voted to approve, by a non-binding vote, JAVELIN's 2014 executive compensation. The proposal received the following final voting results:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
2,427,234 | 952,421 | 152,534 | 6,582,197 |
Proposal 4 — To approve, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes relating to JAVELIN's executive compensation.
Stockholders voted to approve, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes relating to JAVELIN's executive compensation. The proposal received the following final voting results:
Every Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
2,910,148 | 28,521 | 451,455 | 142,065 | 6,582,197 |
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.
Dated: May 29, 2015
JAVELIN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP. | |
By: | /s/ James R. Mountain |
Name: James R. Mountain | |
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |