Form 8-K

 

 

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) May 27, 2010

 

 

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-32223   33-1082757

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 West Madison Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois   60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(312) 658-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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):

 

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

On May 27, 2010, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2010 Annual Meeting”). At the 2010 Annual Meeting, stockholders considered and voted upon the following proposals:

 

  1. The election of nine directors (identified in the table below) to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until such directors’ successors are duly elected and qualify; and

 

  2. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes withheld and broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors:

 

Director

   Votes in Favor    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Robert P. Bowen

   24,143,623    10,711,200    21,620,544

Kenneth Fisher

   24,143,623    10,711,200    21,620,544

Raymond L. Gellein, Jr.

   24,283,856    10,570,967    21,620,544

Laurence S. Geller

   24,146,678    10,708,145    21,620,544

James A. Jeffs

   24,065,249    10,789,574    21,620,544

Richard D. Kincaid

   24,288,958    10,565,865    21,620,544

Sir David M.C. Michels

   24,143,623    10,711,200    21,620,544

Eugene F. Reilly

   24,284,834    10,569,989    21,620,544

William A. Prezant

   24,143,823    10,711,000    21,620,544

The following table sets forth the number of votes in favor, the number of votes against and the number of abstentions with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:

 

Votes in Favor   Votes Against   Abstentions
55,049,700   420,286   1,005,381


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.

May 28, 2010

 

STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Paula C. Maggio

  Name:   Paula C. Maggio
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel