UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 6, 2024, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The press release referred to supplemental financial information that is available on the Company’s website, free of charge, at www.sunstonehotels.com. A copy of the press release and the supplemental financial information are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 3, 2024, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters on which the stockholders voted, in person or by proxy, and the results of such voting were as follows:
| 1) | Election of eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
W. Blake Baird | 168,512,018 | 10,219,509 | 330,253 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Andrew Batinovich | 173,627,338 | 5,104,189 | 330,253 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Monica S. Digilio | 172,453,502 | 6,278,025 | 330,253 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Bryan A. Giglia | 170,346,322 | 8,385,316 | 330,142 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Kristina M. Leslie | 176,107,335 | 2,623,848 | 330,597 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Murray J. McCabe | 175,390,621 | 3,340,906 | 330,253 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Verett Mims | 176,216,468 | 2,515,058 | 330,254 | 9,731,564 | ||||
Douglas M. Pasquale | 140,753,489 | 38,057,980 | 250,311 | 9,731,564 |
| 2) | Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
183,022,813 | 5,747,131 | 23,400 | — |
| 3) | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
173,138,457 | 5,628,967 | 294,356 | 9,731,564 |
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 | ||
99.2 | Supplemental Financial Information for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | ||
Date: May 6, 2024 | By: | /s/ Aaron R. Reyes | |
Aaron R. Reyes | |||