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 5, 2017 (June 1, 2017)
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)
001-35543 | 27-0298092 |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | (IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER) |
385 East Colorado Boulevard | 91101 |
Pasadena, California | (ZIP CODE) |
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(626) 844-9400
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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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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 x
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. x
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2017. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
1. | The nominees for election of Directors, each for a one-year term, were elected based upon the following votes: |
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Edward D. Fox James W. Hirschmann, III Ranjit M. Kripalani M. Christian Mitchell Jennifer W. Murphy Richard W. Roll | 15,734,169 15,206,311 15,718,850 15,737,707 15,770,088 15,767,266 | 431,321 959,179 446,640 427,783 395,402 398,224 | 17,288,257 17,288,257 17,288,257 17,288,257 17,288,257 17,288,257 |
2. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
32,903,872 | 399,516 | 150,359 | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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.
WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Adam C. E. Wright
Name: Adam C. E. Wright
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: June 5, 2017