UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 16, 2020

Pillarstone Capital REIT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Maryland
 
001-15409
 
39-6594066
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2600 South Gessner, Suite 555
 
 
Houston, Texas
 
77063
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (832) 810-0100
Not Applicable
(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.

On June 16, 2020, Pillarstone Capital REIT (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The shareholders voted on each of the three proposals presented, which are described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2020 (the "Proxy Statement"). The shareholders cast their votes as described below.

Proposal No. 1

The Company’s shareholders elected to the Board of Trustees two Class III trustees, to serve a three-year term ending at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2023, as set forth below:

 
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Election of Trustee by Shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dennis H. Chookaszian
 
2,630,543

 
 
365

 
 
130,054

 
Kathy M. Jassem
 
2,630,579

 
 
329

 
 
130,054

 

Proposal No. 2

The Company’s shareholders approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the executive officer compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
2,630,723
 
185
 
 
130,054

Proposal No. 3

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 as set forth below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
2,760,962
 
 







SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
PILLARSTONE CAPITAL REIT
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 18, 2020
 
By: /s/ John J. Dee
 
 
 
Name: John J. Dee
Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary