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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): April 27, 2022

 

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37795

36-2058176

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1775 Tysons Blvd., 7th Floor, Tysons, VA

 

22102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(571) 302-5757

(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 Instructions A.2. below):

 

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 class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

PK

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.

 

On April 27, 2022, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Stockholders voted as set forth below on the proposals presented for a vote. Each such proposal is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2022.

 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the nine persons listed below to serve as directors until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualify, based upon the following votes:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.

 

165,376,112

23,634,027

3,119,803

15,674,041

Patricia M. Bedient

 

187,854,365

4,194,717

80,860

15,674,041

Thomas D. Eckert

 

187,542,472

4,480,838

106,632

15,674,041

Geoffrey M. Garrett

 

189,997,452

1,313,640

818,850

15,674,041

Christie B. Kelly

 

184,038,533

8,008,413

82,996

15,674,041

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman

 

186,432,378

4,868,617

828,947

15,674,041

Thomas A. Natelli

 

187,393,630

4,654,566

81,746

15,674,041

Timothy J. Naughton

 

179,617,088

12,429,308

83,546

15,674,041

Stephen I. Sadove

 

173,429,072

18,622,163

78,707

15,674,041


Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers based upon the following votes:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

159,711,177

32,251,262

167,503

15,674,041


Proposal 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 based upon the following votes:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

207,300,762

413,500

89,721

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Proposal 4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Equity Retention by Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding equity retention by named executive officers based upon the following votes:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

53,056,972

138,313,715

759,255

15,674,041

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: April 28, 2022

 

By:

/s/ Sean M. Dell’Orto

 

 

 

Sean M. Dell’Orto

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer