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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On August 12, 2021, Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Because 81,389,673.95 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 51.54% of 157,930,476.02 total shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual meeting, were present virtually in person or by proxy, a quorum was present at the Annual Meeting, as required by the Company’s Amended & Restated Bylaws. The immediately following charts set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstention votes and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter voted upon by the stockholders.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following eleven individuals were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Barry S. Sternlicht |
76,783,664.79 | 967,256.03 | 3,014,662.14 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| John P. McCarthy, Jr. |
77,289,807.57 | 330,181.03 | 3,145,594.35 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher D. Graham |
77,257,141.85 | 296,098.44 | 3,212,342.66 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Deason |
77,236,436.02 | 332,348.54 | 3,196,798.40 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Richard D. Bronson |
77,267,730.46 | 350,072.29 | 3,147,780.21 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| David B. Henry |
77,207,731.83 | 315,441.39 | 3,242,409.74 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Robin Josephs |
77,438,327.57 | 226,414.01 | 3,100,841.37 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Dale Anne Reiss |
77,370,581.35 | 294,553.49 | 3,100,448.11 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| James E. Walker |
77,186,592.67 | 308,341.12 | 3,270,649.16 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Austin Nowlin |
77,084,625.29 | 421,317.92 | 3,259,639.75 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
| Peggy Lamb |
77,373,092.15 | 390,829.62 | 3,001,661.18 | 624,091.00 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 78,932,567.19 |
364,444.30 | 2,092,662.47 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STARWOOD REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Matthew Guttin | ||||
| Matthew Guttin | ||||||
| Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary | ||||||