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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 11, 2023

  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   001-32470   04-3578653
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield,
Massachusetts
  01880
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300

 

 

 

(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 Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨    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, $.0001 par value per share   FSP   NYSE American

 

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 ¨

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

 

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

 

Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2023. The 2023 Annual Meeting was called for the following purposes: (1) to elect eight directors, each to serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified, (2) to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, (3) to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company’s executive compensation, and (4) to recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of future executive compensation advisory votes.

 

(1) The following table sets forth the names of the directors elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting for a new one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the final number of votes cast for or against each director and the number of broker non-votes.

 

Name  For  Against  Broker Non-Votes
George J. Carter  76,825,472  2,627,997  5,873,890
Georgia Murray  76,460,764  2,992,705  5,873,890
Brian N. Hansen  78,025,926  1,427,543  5,873,890
John N. Burke  75,448,190  4,005,279  5,873,890
Dennis J. McGillicuddy  77,092,567  2,360,902  5,873,890
Kenneth A. Hoxsie  71,532,799  7,920,670  5,873,890
Kathryn P. O’Neil  76,675,782  2,777,687  5,873,890
Milton P. Wilkins, Jr.  77,275,415  2,178,054  5,873,890

 

(2) The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was approved. The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below.

 

For  Against  Abstain
83,571,677  1,681,939  73,743

 

(3) The proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company’s executive compensation was approved. The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting on that proposal and broker non-votes are listed below.

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
76,936,220  2,357,171  160,078  5,873,890

 

(4) The stockholders recommended, by non-binding vote, that future votes on the Company’s executive compensation be held every year. The final number of votes cast for “1 YEAR”, “2 YEARS”, “3 YEARS” or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below.

 

1 YEAR  2 YEARS  3 YEARS  Abstain
76,571,595  52,759  2,721,227  107,888

 

After taking into consideration the voting results of the frequency proposal and the prior recommendation of the Company’s board of directors in favor of an annual executive compensation advisory vote, the Company intends to hold executive compensation advisory votes every year. 

 

 

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.

 

  FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.
 
  By: /s/ Scott H. Carter
    Scott H. Carter
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 

Date: May 11, 2023

 

 

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