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 16, 2018 (May 15, 2018)

 

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

590 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-3200

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.

 

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2018 in New York, New York for the purpose of: (i) electing nine directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) holding an advisory vote relating to executive compensation; (iii) holding an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes relating to executive compensation; and (iv) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

Each of the nine director nominees proposed by the Company’s board of directors was elected to serve as a director until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each director nominee were as follows:

 

Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Tanuja M. Dehne		24,792,082		329,979		80,691		12,896,005
Martin A. Kamarck		24,820,206		303,684		78,862		12,896,005
Stephen G. Kasnet		24,894,666		226,418		81,668		12,896,005
William Roth		22,201,435		2,936,166		65,151		12,896,005
W. Reid Sanders		24,866,032		255,572		81,148		12,896,005
Thomas E. Siering		22,194,758		2,927,904		80,090		12,896,005
Brian C. Taylor		22,160,111		2,959,027		83,614		12,896,005
John A. Taylor		24,776,209		342,455		84,088		12,896,005
Hope B. Woodhouse		24,833,341		293,852		75,559		12,896,005

 

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote Relating to Executive Compensation

 

Stockholders approved the advisory resolution on the Company’s executive compensation. The proposal received the following final voting results:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,455,752		440,323		306,677		12,896,005

 

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes Relating to Executive Compensation

 

Stockholders voted to have the Company hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year. The proposal received the following final voting results:

 

Every Year		Every Two Years		Every Three Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,452,840		242,253		180,996		326,663		12,896,005

 

Based on the stockholder voting results above, and consistent with its own recommendation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory vote relating to executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.

 

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. The proposal received the following final voting results:

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: May 16, 2018	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC.
	By:	/s/ Rebecca B. Sandberg
		Rebecca B. Sandberg
		Secretary and General Counsel