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

March 27, 2023
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

The RMR Group Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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)

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.

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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

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

The Company’s majority owned subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC (“RMR LLC”), entered into a letter agreement (the “Separation Agreement”), dated March 27, 2023, with Jonathan M. Pertchik, an Executive Vice President of RMR LLC. Mr. Pertchik also currently serves as chief executive officer and a managing director of TravelCenters of America Inc., to which RMR LLC provides management services. Mr. Pertchik will continue to serve in his role as an officer of RMR LLC, until 11:59 p.m. on the day preceding the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 15, 2023, between TravelCenters of America Inc. and BP Products North America Inc. (the “Separation Date”).

Under the Separation Agreement, RMR LLC agreed to pay Mr. Pertchik a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro rata portion of the total annual bonus that RMR LLC paid him for the calendar year 2022 within ten (10) days after his Separation Date. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, on March 29, 2023, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the acceleration of vesting of Mr. Pertchik’s unvested shares of the Company, effective as of the Separation Date. The Separation Agreement contains other customary terms and conditions, including confidentiality, non-solicitation, and other covenants and a waiver and release.

At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on March 29, 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of six Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) each for a term of office continuing until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until her, his or their respective successor is duly elected and qualifies. The following persons were elected as Directors and received the following votes:

The Company’s shareholders also voted on a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the 2023 Proxy Statement. This proposal received the following votes:

The Company’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to serve for the 2023 fiscal year. This proposal received the following votes:

The results reported above are final voting results.

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.