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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA15 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):<B> </B>May 18, 2017</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA69 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA71 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">At the annual shareholder meeting of Washington Prime Group Inc. (the &#8220;<B>Registrant</B>&#8221; or &#8220;<B>Company</B>&#8221;) held on May 18, 2017 (the &#8220;<B>Annual Meeting</B>&#8221;), the Company&#8217;s common shareholders approved three amendments to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the &#8220;<B>Articles</B>&#8221;) as described below and as set forth in the Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA73 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The first amendment (Proposal 2) to the Articles added a provision to Article FIFTH to provide that director nominees to the Registrant&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;<B>Board</B>&#8221;) in a non-contested election would be elected by a vote of the majority of votes cast with respect to the director. Under the new provision, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted &#8220;for&#8221; a director must exceed the number of shares voted &#8220;against&#8221; such director. The amendment provides that in a contested election &#8211; an election in which the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected &#8211; a plurality standard will apply.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA75 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The second amendment (Proposal 3) to the Articles revised and replaced Article THIRTEENTH. Under the new provision, the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#8220;<B>Bylaws</B>&#8221;) can be amended following: (A) shareholder approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors to the Board or (B) the affirmative vote of a majority of directors, other than Article VIII of the Bylaws, which may only be amended following the approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors and the affirmative vote of a majority of directors. Prior to this amendment, a two-thirds vote of the Company&#8217;s shareholders entitled to vote in the election of directors was the shareholder vote requirement needed, if necessary, to amend the Bylaws. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA77 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The third amendment (Proposal 4) to the Articles increased the authorized capital stock of the Company by fifty million (50,000,000) shares such that the aggregate total number of authorized shares increased from five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of capital stock to five hundred fifty million (550,000,000) shares and the portion of this total designated for the Company&#8217;s common shares, par value $0.0001, increased as a result of the amendment, from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000). </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 63pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -13.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA97 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA98 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 63pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">approval of an amendment to the Articles to change the voting requirements for our shareholders to amend the Bylaws from a two-thirds standard to a majority standard;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 18pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA102 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA103 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 63pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">approval of an amendment to the Articles to increase the number of authorized common shares from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000);</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 36pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 18pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA107 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA108 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 63pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">a non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation described in the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting proxy statement; and</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 63pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -13.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 18pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA112 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA113 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 63pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">ratification of the appointment of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&nbsp;LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA115 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">At the Annual Meeting, each of the nominees for election as a director was elected and the common shareholders also voted in favor of each of the other proposals. Mr. J. Taggart (&#8220;Tag&#8221;) Birge replaced Mr. Mark S. Ordan who retired from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Birge has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<DIV id=PGFTR117  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV id=PGNUM117  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV id=PGHDR117  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
<P id=PARA117.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 13.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The final vote tally on each of the proposals is set forth below.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA120 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 13.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Election of Directors</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA122 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;Nominee</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA126 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Withheld</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA128 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker&nbsp;Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">i.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">J. Taggart (&#8220;Tag&#8221;) Birge </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA130 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,738,292</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">558,328</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA132 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">ii.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Sheryl G. von Blucher</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,675,312</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">683,644</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA136 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">iii.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Louis G. Conforti </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,551,502</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">745,118</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">iv.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John J. Dillon III</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,744,941</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">551,679</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">v.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Robert J. Laikin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,672,866</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA147 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">623,754</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA148 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">vi.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John F. Levy</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,218,966</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,077,654</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA152 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">vii.</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Jacquelyn R. Soffer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,675,312</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA155 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">621,308</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 26%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA156 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL176  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 97%; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA159 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA160 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA161 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA162 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA163 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA164 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA165 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker<BR>Non-<BR>Votes</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA168 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">2.&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA169 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Approval of an amendment to the Articles to confirm majority voting for the election of directors&nbsp;in non-contested elections.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA170 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA171 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,936,389</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">298,191</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA173 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">62,040</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA174 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA175 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA177 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL195  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 97%; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA178 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA179 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA180 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA181 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA182 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA183 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA184 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA185 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA186 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker<BR>Non-<BR>Votes</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA187 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3.</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA188 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Approval of an amendment to the Articles to change the voting requirements for our shareholders to amend the Bylaws from a two-thirds standard to a majority standard.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA189 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA190 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">151,806,635</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA191 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">375,155</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA192 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">114,830</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA193 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA194 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA196 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL212  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 97%; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA197 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA198 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA199 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA200 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA201 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA202 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA203 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA204 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 13%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">4.</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA206 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Approval of an amendment to the Articles to increase the number of authorized common shares from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000).</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA207 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA208 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">162,134,265</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA209 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4,966,644</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA210 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">831,136</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 13%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA213 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL231  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 97%; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA214 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA215 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA216 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0.6pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA217 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA218 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA219 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA220 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA221 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA222 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker<BR>Non-<BR>Votes</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<P id=PARA223 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">5. </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA224 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation described in the Company&#8217;s proxy statement.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA225 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA226 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">142,594,085</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA227 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9,090,525</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA228 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">612,010</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA229 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">15,635,425</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA230 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA232 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA235 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA236 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA237 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA238 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA239 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA240 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">6.</TD>
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<P id=PARA290 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP to serve as the Company&#8217;s independent&nbsp;registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.</P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">167,262,300</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">549,565</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">120,180</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA248 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 9.01.&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA250 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA254 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA256 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA259 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA260 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA261 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA262 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation for the Registrant.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA263 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA264 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press Release of the Registrant, dated May 18, 2017.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA271 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA288.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT><U>Washington Prime Group Inc.</U></P></TD>
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<TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" vAlign=top width="38%" colSpan=2>(Registrant)</TD>
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<P id=PARA288.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Robert P. Demchak</P></TD>
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wpg20170519_8k.htm
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 18, 2017
Washington Prime Group Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Indiana
001-36252
046-4323686
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
180 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio
43215
(Address of principal executive
offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(614) 621-9000
N/A
(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 Instruction 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))
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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At the annual shareholder meeting of Washington Prime Group Inc. (the "
Registrant
" or "
Company
") held on May 18, 2017 (the "
Annual Meeting
"), the Company's common shareholders approved three amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "
Articles
") as described below and as set forth in the Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
The first amendment (Proposal 2) to the Articles added a provision to Article FIFTH to provide that director nominees to the Registrant's Board of Directors (the "
Board
") in a non-contested election would be elected by a vote of the majority of votes cast with respect to the director. Under the new provision, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted "for" a director must exceed the number of shares voted "against" such director. The amendment provides that in a contested election – an election in which the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected – a plurality standard will apply.
The second amendment (Proposal 3) to the Articles revised and replaced Article THIRTEENTH. Under the new provision, the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "
Bylaws
") can be amended following: (A) shareholder approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors to the Board or (B) the affirmative vote of a majority of directors, other than Article VIII of the Bylaws, which may only be amended following the approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors and the affirmative vote of a majority of directors. Prior to this amendment, a two-thirds vote of the Company's shareholders entitled to vote in the election of directors was the shareholder vote requirement needed, if necessary, to amend the Bylaws.
The third amendment (Proposal 4) to the Articles increased the authorized capital stock of the Company by fifty million (50,000,000) shares such that the aggregate total number of authorized shares increased from five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of capital stock to five hundred fifty million (550,000,000) shares and the portion of this total designated for the Company's common shares, par value $0.0001, increased as a result of the amendment, from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000).
The Company has fully restated the Articles to reflect all amendments made to date. These restated Articles are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The matters listed below were considered and voted upon by the Company's common shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
●
the election of the seven (7) persons named in the Company's Annual Meeting proxy statement as director and to hold office until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders;
●
approval of an amendment to the Articles to confirm majority voting for the election of directors in non-contested elections;
●
approval of an amendment to the Articles to change the voting requirements for our shareholders to amend the Bylaws from a two-thirds standard to a majority standard;
●
approval of an amendment to the Articles to increase the number of authorized common shares from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000);
●
a non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation described in the Company's Annual Meeting proxy statement; and
●
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
At the Annual Meeting, each of the nominees for election as a director was elected and the common shareholders also voted in favor of each of the other proposals. Mr. J. Taggart ("Tag") Birge replaced Mr. Mark S. Ordan who retired from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Birge has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board.
2
The final vote tally on each of the proposals is set forth below.
1.  Election of Directors
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
i.
J. Taggart ("Tag") Birge
151,738,292
558,328
15,635,425
ii.
Sheryl G. von Blucher
151,675,312
683,644
15,635,425
iii.
Louis G. Conforti
151,551,502
745,118
15,635,425
iv.
John J. Dillon III
151,744,941
551,679
15,635,425
v.
Robert J. Laikin
151,672,866
623,754
15,635,425
vi.
John F. Levy
151,218,966
1,077,654
15,635,425
vii.
Jacquelyn R. Soffer
151,675,312
621,308
15,635,425
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-
Votes
2.
Approval of an amendment to the Articles to confirm majority voting for the election of directors in non-contested elections.
151,936,389
298,191
62,040
15,635,425
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-
Votes
3.
Approval of an amendment to the Articles to change the voting requirements for our shareholders to amend the Bylaws from a two-thirds standard to a majority standard.
151,806,635
375,155
114,830
15,635,425
For
Against
Abstentions
4.
Approval of an amendment to the Articles to increase the number of authorized common shares from three hundred million (300,000,000) to three hundred fifty million (350,000,000).
162,134,265
4,966,644
831,136
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-
Votes
5.
Non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation described in the Company's proxy statement.
142,594,085
9,090,525
612,010
15,635,425
For
Against
Abstentions
6.
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
167,262,300
549,565
120,180
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation for the Registrant.
99.1
Press Release of the Registrant, dated May 18, 2017.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Washington Prime Group Inc.
(Registrant)
/s/
Robert P. Demchak
Date
: May 22, 2017
Robert P. Demchak
Executive Vice President, General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary
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