Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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There were 157,835,239 common shares of beneficial interest of the Trust outstanding and entitled to vote on the record date for the Special Meeting, and 123,656,848 common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting, which number constituted a quorum.
At the Special Meeting, the Merger Proposal was approved by the shareholders of the Trust. The Compensation Proposal was also approved by the shareholders. Sufficient votes were received to approve the Adjournment Proposal, but such an adjournment was not necessary in light of the approval of the Merger Proposal.
The final voting results from the Special Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. Approval of the Company Mergers on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Non-Votes 123,007,266 215,985 433,597 0
Proposal 2. Approval of the non-binding advisory proposal to approve certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to certain named executive officers of the Trust in connection with the Company Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Broker
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Non-Votes 98,581,681 24,578,271 496,896 0
Proposal 3. Approval of one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to another date, time or place, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the Company Mergers on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Broker Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Non-Votes 108,985,364 14,191,648 479,836 0
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated
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