8-K
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC false 0001287865 0001287865 2024-05-30 2024-05-30

 

 

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 30, 2024

 

 

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-32559   20-0191742
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501  
Birmingham, Alabama   35242
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 205 969-3755

 

 

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:

 

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 $0.001 per share, of Medical Properties Trust, Inc   MPW   The 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. ☐

 

 

 


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

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 30, 2024. As of March 20, 2024, the Company’s record date, there were 601,598,536 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. At the annual meeting, 422,004,378 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. Set forth below are the final voting results for each matter voted upon, including the number of votes that were cast for and against each nominee or proposal, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable. For more information about each proposal, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 17, 2024.

Proposal 1: The election of nine directors to the board of directors of the Company, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 or until their respective successors are elected and qualify:

 

Nominee:

   For:      Against:      Abstentions:      Broker Non-Votes:  

Edward K. Aldag, Jr.

     238,010,216        17,508,584        2,236,202        164,249,376  

G. Steven Dawson

     232,206,675        23,013,305        2,535,022        164,249,376  

R. Steven Hamner

     235,275,597        19,992,695        2,486,710        164,249,376  

Caterina A. Mozingo

     245,945,985        9,297,845        2,511,172        164,249,376  

Emily W. Murphy

     244,226,660        11,026,229        2,502,113        164,249,376  

Elizabeth N. Pitman

     234,590,527        20,683,074        2,481,401        164,249,376  

D. Paul Sparks, Jr.

     241,553,068        13,639,752        2,562,182        164,249,376  

Michael G. Stewart

     231,507,059        23,712,748        2,535,195        164,249,376  

C. Reynolds Thompson, III

     177,763,381        77,386,455        2,605,166        164,249,376  

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

 

For:

 

Against:

 

Abstentions:

 

Broker Non-Votes:

411,173,355   8,179,629   2,565,449   85,945

Proposal 3: The non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was not approved by the following votes:

 

For:

 

Against:

 

Abstentions:

 

Broker Non-Votes:

91,038,363   163,330,293   3,386,346   164,249,376

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

      MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
Date: June 3, 2024     By:  

/s/ R. Steven Hamner

      R. Steven Hamner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer