8-K
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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 2, 2023

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

001-36834

47-2047728

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

2001 K Street NW, Suite 775 North, Washington, D.C.

20006

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (202) 595-9500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

DEA

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company

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.

 

 

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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 2, 2023, Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the stockholders voted on the proposals as follows:

Proposal No. 1: The election of eight director nominees, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

For

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Darrell W. Crate

52,435,588

 

13,845,078

 

2,807,671

 

11,593,509

William C. Trimble, III

68,224,507

 

773,580

 

90,249

 

11,593,510

Michael P. Ibe

63,604,330

 

5,394,057

 

89,947

 

11,593,512

William H. Binnie

63,377,213

 

5,620,364

 

90,758

 

11,593,511

Cynthia A. Fisher

42,773,393

 

23,523,982

 

2,790,963

 

11,593,508

Scott D. Freeman

67,376,793

 

1,622,490

 

89,053

 

11,593,510

Emil W. Henry, Jr.

63,121,571

 

5,875,611

 

91,156

 

11,593,508

Tara S. Innes

 

67,461,373

 

1,548,578

 

78,386

 

11,593,509

 

Proposal No. 2: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

66,441,033

 

2,438,722

 

208,577

 

 

11,593,514

 

Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

 

For

Against

 

Abstain

 

78,358,298

 

2,191,405

 

132,143

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT

PROPERTIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William C. Trimble, III

 

Name:

William C. Trimble, III

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: May 3, 2023