Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Utilizing "Notice and Access" procedures we mailed a Notice of the Meeting on or about October 18, 2021 to our stockholders of record as of September 28, 2021 in connection with our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held virtually (online) on November 18, 2021. At the Meeting, the stockholders voted on four matters as follows: (i) election of two Class I Directors, and both of the nominees (Berman, Xiaoqiang) were elected, (ii) the adoption of an amendment to our 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, which was approved, (iii) the ratification of our auditors, which was approved, and (iv) an advisory vote concerning compensation of our named executive officers, which was approved.

The first matter was the election of the Class I members of the Board of Directors. All of the nominees received a majority of the votes cast and were elected and the tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:





Nominees for Directors      For        Withheld
Stephen G. Berman        3,767,615      30,058
Zhao Xiaoqiang           3,749,153      48,520

There were 2,605,494 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.

The second matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to approve an amendment to our 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:





   For        Against      Abstentions
2,432,127    1,361,705        3,841

There were 2,605,494 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.

The third matter upon which the stockholders voted was the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of BDO USA, LLP, as our independent certified public accountants for 2021, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:





   For        Against      Abstentions
6,389,996      6,754          6,417

There were no broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.

The fourth matter upon which the stockholders voted was an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, which matter was approved. The tabulation of the votes (both in person and by proxy) was as follows:





   For        Against      Abstentions
2,512,364    1,282,252        3,057

There were 2,605,494 broker held non-voted shares represented at the Meeting with respect to this matter.

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