Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnMay 16, 2022 , at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") ofGenco Shipping & Trading Limited ("Genco" or the "Company"), shareholders of record as ofMarch 21, 2022 , the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote 42,100,934 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock"), each having one vote per share. A total of 34,663,493 shares of Common Stock (82.33%) of all such shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected seven director nominees to hold office until the earlier of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, (ii) approved an advisory, non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2022 .
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
Election of Directors
The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:
Name of Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Abstentions Broker Non-Votes James G. Dolphin 26,555,839 852,395 0 7,255,259 Kathleen C. Haines 27,081,021 327,213 0 7,255,259 Basil G. Mavroleon 26,559,037 849,197 0 7,255,259 Karin Y. Orsel 26,587,031 821,203 0 7,255,259 Arthur L. Regan 24,861,472 2,546,762 0 7,255,259 Bao D. Truong 23,215,849 4,192,385 0 7,255,259 John C. Wobensmith 26,904,592 503,642 0 7,255,259
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The shareholders of the Company approved an advisory resolution on compensation of the Company's named executive officers by a non-binding vote. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 26,672,093 587,734 148,407 7,255,259
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Certified Public Accountants
The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2022 . The voting results were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 34,461,628 100,779 101,086
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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