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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>JMP Group LLC</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.07.</B><B> </B><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></P>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 16%">
<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 17%" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 19%" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Withheld</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 18%">
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%">
<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 12%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 5%">
<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 13%">
<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 6%">
<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%">
<P id=PARA108 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Joseph A. Jolson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA110 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="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,812,960</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">190,577</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Craig R. Johnson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA116 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="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,805,909</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">197,628</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA120 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Carter D. Mack</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,812,960</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">190,577</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mark L. Lehmann</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<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">12,747,030</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<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">256,507</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<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">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA132 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Glenn H. Tongue</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">12,856,697</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">146,840</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Kenneth M. Karmin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA139 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="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<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">12,849,846</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<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">153,691</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; 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">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">H. Mark Lunenburg</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; 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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; 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">12,857,297</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">146,240</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">David M. DiPietro</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA151 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="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; 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">12,857,797</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" colSpan=2>
<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">145,740</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<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">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 22%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA156 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Jonathan M. Orszag</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA157 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="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 16%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,857,397</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 17%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA159 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 19%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" colSpan=2>
<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">146,140</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 18%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA161 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA163 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>
<P id=PARA164 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The following matters were approved by the votes indicated:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA165 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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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 128px">
<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 2.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 1043px">
<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Advisory vote on executive compensation.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA169 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=PARA170 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<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">Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<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">Abstain</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<P id=PARA175 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<P id=PARA176 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA177 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,760,272</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA178 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">226,227</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA180 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">17,038</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">6,096,719</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA185 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=PARA186 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 3.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA187 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Recommend frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<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>
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<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">1 Year</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<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">2 Years</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<P id=PARA194 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3 Years</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<P id=PARA195 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<P id=PARA196 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstain</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA197 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5,180,113</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA199 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">13,764</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">7,797,504</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">12,156</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA205 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>
<P id=PARA206 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=PARA207 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 4.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA208 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA210 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=PARA211 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<P id=PARA212 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<P id=PARA213 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<P id=PARA214 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<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">Abstain</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%">
<P id=PARA216 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 23.8%">
<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">Broker Non-votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">18,781,957</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">211,589</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 23.8%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">106,710</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<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">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA224 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">*</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA226 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=PARA228 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">* Not applicable</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA230 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Signature(s) </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA231 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA232 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 21.9pt"><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=PARA244.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">JMP GROUP LLC</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.9 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.11 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA244.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date: June 5, 2017</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.13 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By: </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Walter Conroy</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.17 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Walter Conroy</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA244.21 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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jmpllc20170605_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
June 5, 2017
JMP Group LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-36802
47-1632931
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
415-835-8900
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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:
☐
Written communication 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 communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communication 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 June 5, 2017, JMP Group LLC (the "Company") held its annual meeting of the shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The proxy statement and solicitation pertaining to the Annual Meeting were previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares eligible to vote were 21,673,824 at the record date of April 14, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders (i) elected all nine nominees for the board of directors (which directors shall serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders); (ii) approved the Company's executive compensation; (ii) recommended a preferred frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation of once every three (3) years; and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
The number of votes cast for or against, and the number of withheld and total broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon, as applicable, are set forth below:
Proposal 1.
Election of directors.
Nominee
For
Against
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joseph A. Jolson
12,812,960
0
190,577
6,096,719
Craig R. Johnson
12,805,909
0
197,628
6,096,719
Carter D. Mack
12,812,960
0
190,577
6,096,719
Mark L. Lehmann
12,747,030
0
256,507
6,096,719
Glenn H. Tongue
12,856,697
0
146,840
6,096,719
Kenneth M. Karmin
12,849,846
0
153,691
6,096,719
H. Mark Lunenburg
12,857,297
0
146,240
6,096,719
David M. DiPietro
12,857,797
0
145,740
6,096,719
Jonathan M. Orszag
12,857,397
0
146,140
6,096,719
The following matters were approved by the votes indicated:
Proposal 2.
Advisory vote on executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
12,760,272
226,227
17,038
6,096,719
Proposal 3.
Recommend frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
5,180,113
13,764
7,797,504
12,156
Proposal 4.
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-votes
18,781,957
211,589
106,710
*
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* Not applicable
Signature(s)
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.
JMP GROUP LLC
Date: June 5, 2017
By:
/s/
Walter Conroy
Walter Conroy
Chief Legal Officer