Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") onDecember 28, 2021 . The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable. The matters are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A onNovember 17, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). The Election of Directors to Hold Office Until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Until Their Successors Are Duly Elected and Qualify All of the director nominees listed below were elected by the Company's stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier resignation or removal as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
Richard S. Ressler 110,573,196.78 4,555,087.61 7,286,965.52 69,334,597.00 T. Patrick Duncan 110,518,241.14 4,670,067.43 7,226,941.34 69,334,597.00 Alicia K. Harrison 110,723,531.33 4,681,612.08 7,010,106.50 69,334,597.00 Calvin E. Hollis 110,341,483.56 4,737,072.52 7,336,693.83 69,334,597.00 W. Brian Kretzmer 110,327,977.28 4,700,869.56 7,386,403.07 69,334,597.00 Avraham Shemesh 109,892,851.80 5,051,764.67 7,470,633.44 69,334,597.00 Howard A. Silver 110,463,511.78 4,642,413.13 7,309,325.00 69,334,597.00 Roger D. Snell 191,749,846.91 N/A N/A N/A As further described in the Proxy Statement, the merger agreement relating to the merger of the Company and CIM Income NAV, Inc. ("CINAV") required the Company's board of directors to take such action as necessary to cause one independent director serving as a member of the board of directors of CIM Income NAV to be elected to the board of directors. Since the merger of CINAV into one of the Company's subsidiaries closed prior to our Annual Meeting, the board of directors electedRoger D. Snell to the board onDecember 22, 2021 .Mr. Snell was included as an additional nominee for director for election until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. A proxy holder identified in the proxy card included as part of the Proxy Statement materials mailed to stockholders cast the 191,749,846.91 votes for the election ofMr. Snell . The Ratification of the Appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year EndingDecember 31, 2021 . The Company's stockholders of record ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2021 as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 185,106,954.94 1,821,276.71 4,821,615.25 N/A
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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