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 25, 2016
(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:
 
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 25, 2016.  As of March 28, 2016, the record date for the annual meeting, there were 95,947,090 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.  At the annual meeting 88,378,808 shares, or approximately 92.11% 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:

Name
 
For
   
 
Against
   
Withheld/
Abstentions
   
Broker
Non-votes
 
                         
Jack Bernard
   
61,343,694
     
809,492
     
199,314
     
26,026,308
 
Jack Biegler
   
61,385,538
     
777,213
     
189,749
     
26,026,308
 
Michelle P. Goolsby
   
61,403,976
     
749,320
     
199,204
     
26,026,308
 
Andrew F. Jacobs
   
61,421,108
     
739,614
     
191,778
     
26,026,308
 
Gary Keiser
   
61,284,667
     
867,295
     
200,538
     
26,026,308
 
Christopher W. Mahowald
   
61,404,317
     
746,638
     
201,545
     
26,026,308
 
Michael G. O’Neil
   
61,127,992
     
1,021,228
     
203,280
     
26,026,308
 
Mark S. Whiting
   
61,213,643
     
937,669
     
201,188
     
26,026,308
 

2. Proposal (2) to approve on an advisory (nonbinding) basis our 2015 executive compensation.  This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:

For
Against
 
Abstain
Broker
Non-votes
       
59,904,659
1,850,624
597,217
26,026,308

3. Proposal (3) to approve our Third Amended and Restated Incentive Bonus.  This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:
 
For
Against
 
Abstain
   Broker
Non-votes
       
59,338,159
2,405,958
608,383
26,026,308

4. Proposal (4) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.  This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:

For
Against
 
Abstain
Broker
Non-votes
       
87,263,502
824,393
290,913
-0-
 

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 27, 2016
   
 
By:
/s/ Phillip A. Reinsch
   
Phillip A. Reinsch
   
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
   
Officer and Treasurer