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

 

April 3, 2019

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

The RMR Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA, 02458-1634

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(617) 796-8230

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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x   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 new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  x

 

 

 

In this Current Report on Form 8-K, the term “the Company”, “our” or “we” refer to The RMR Group Inc.

 

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

 

At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on April 3, 2019, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of five Directors to our Board each for a term of office continuing until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders and until her or his respective successor is duly elected and qualifies. The following persons were elected as Directors and received the following votes:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Withhold		Broker Non-Votes
Jennifer B. Clark		169,992,510		3,352,215		1,142,194
Ann Logan		171,429,854		1,914,871		1,142,194
Rosen Plevneliev		170,376,159		2,968,566		1,142,194
Adam D. Portnoy		169,731,204		3,613,521		1,142,194
Walter C. Watkins, Jr.		171,428,123		1,916,602		1,142,194

 

The Company’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to serve for the 2019 fiscal year. This proposal received the following votes:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
174,457,524		14,004		15,391		—

 

The results reported above are final voting results.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On April 3, 2019, the Company updated our Director compensation arrangements. A summary of the Company’s currently effective Director compensation arrangements is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Consistent with the Company’s Director compensation arrangements, on April 3, 2019, the Company awarded each of the Company’s Directors 2,500 shares of Class A common stock of the Company (“Common Shares”), valued at $62.75 per share, the closing price of the Common Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on that date.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)	Exhibits
	10.1        Summary of Director Compensation

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

		THE RMR GROUP INC.
Date: April 4, 2019		By:	/s/ Matthew P. Jordan
			Matthew P. Jordan
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer