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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 15, 2023 (June 14, 2023)

 

 

 

VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   1-13274   22-3305147
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Harborside 3, 210 Hudson St., Ste. 400

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(732) 590-1010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

VERIS RESIDENTIAL, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   333-57103   22-3315804
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Harborside 3, 210 Hudson St., Ste. 400

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(732) 590-1010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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, par value $0.01   VRE   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 (§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.  ¨

 

 

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

 

(a)            On June 14, 2023, Veris Residential, Inc. (the “Company”), the general partner of Veris Residential, L.P. through which the Company conducts its business, held the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to (i) elect nine members of the Board, (ii) hold a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, (iii) hold a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, (iv) ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, and (v) approve amendments to the Company’s charter to eliminate the supermajority voting and cause requirements for the removal of directors.

 

(b)            At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the following nine directors, each to serve a one-year term ending at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified:

 

   For   Withheld  

 Broker

Non-Votes

 
Frederic Cumenal   77,608,280    1,487,055    7,416,188 
Ronald M. Dickerman   79,015,221    80,114    7,416,188 
Tammy K. Jones   78,389,099    706,236    7,416,188 
A. Akiva Katz   78,393,419    701,916    7,416,188 
Nori Gerardo Lietz   78,304,989    790,346    7,416,188 
Victor B. MacFarlane   78,027,415    1,067,920    7,416,188 
Mahbod Nia   78,525,081    570,254    7,416,188 
Howard S. Stern   78,756,197    339,138    7,416,188 
Stephanie L. Williams   78,594,548    500,787    7,416,188 

 

The Company’s stockholders, on a non-binding advisory basis, also voted upon and approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (Number of shares for: 76,389,855, Number of shares against: 2,678,670, Number of shares abstained: 26,810, Number of Broker Non-Votes: 7,416,188).

 

The Company’s stockholders, on a non-binding advisory basis, also voted upon and selected one year as the frequency for holding future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Number of shares voted for one year: 77,153,288, Number of shares voted for two years: 7,293, Number of shares voted for three years: 1,915,305, Number of shares abstained: 19,449, Number of broker non-votes: 7,416,188). In light of these voting results, the Company will continue to include a nonbinding stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation in the Company’s proxy materials every year. The Board of Directors of the Company may, in its discretion, determine to change the frequency with which the Company holds this vote.

 

 

 

The Company’s stockholders also voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (Number of shares for: 85,155,735, Number of shares against: 1,329,309, Number of shares abstained: 26,479).

 

The Company’s stockholders also voted upon and approved amendments to the Company’s charter to eliminate the supermajority voting and cause requirements for the removal of directors (Number of shares voted for: 78,585,251, Number of shares voted against: 493,321, Number of shares abstained: 16,763, Number of broker non-votes: 7,416,188).

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

Exhibit Title

 

104.1   The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
   
Dated: June 15, 2023 By: /s/ Taryn Fielder
    Taryn Fielder
    General Counsel and Secretary
   
  VERIS RESIDENTIAL, L.P.
   
  By: Veris Residential, Inc.
    its general partner
   
Dated: June 15, 2023 By: /s/ Taryn Fielder
      Taryn Fielder
      General Counsel and Secretary