--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-062791" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "VTR" cik: "0000740260" company_name: "Ventas, Inc." filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:51:37.296096+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Ventas shareholders elect all 11 director nominees at annual meeting ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected with majority support; CEO Debra Cafaro received 302.6M votes for, 27.0M against. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 315.5M for, 32.1M against. - Shareholders selected annual frequency for future say-on-pay votes (337.9M for one year). - Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY2023 passed with 366.6M for, 1.5M against. - Board adopted policy to hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation until next frequency vote. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-062791 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: VTR - cik: 0000740260 - company_name: Ventas, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/0001104659-23-062791-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/tm2316389d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-062791 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-062791.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-062791.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Ventas, Inc. shareholders approved To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year at the 2023-05-16 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-16 source text: Proposal 4: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 366,559,141 1,537,654 296,471 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/0001104659-23-062791-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ventas, Inc. shareholders approved To elect 11 directors to terms expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2023-05-16 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-16 source text: Proposal 1: To elect 11 directors to terms expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Nominees of the Company: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Melody C. Barnes 325,495,256 22,514,559 194,721 20,188,730 Debra A. Cafaro 302,617,333 26,951,632 18,635,571 20,188,730 Michael J. Embler 346,159,928 1,836,962 207,646 20,188,730 Matthew J. Lustig 342,596,758 5,401,958 205,820 20,188,730 Roxanne M. Martino 339,893,092 8,115,773 195,671 20,188,730 Marguerite M. Nader 344,144,467 3,864,381 195,688 20,188,730 Sean P. Nolan 320,733,908 27,263,834 206,794 20,188,730 Walter C. Rakowich 344,027,729 3,912,792 264,015 20,188,730 Sumit Roy 346,254,015 1,741,416 209,105 20,188,730 James D. Shelton 328,343,986 19,657,402 203,148 20,188,730 Maurice S. Smith 345,336,666 2,663,170 204,700 20,188,730 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/0001104659-23-062791-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ventas, Inc. shareholders approved To recommend, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-16 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-16 source text: Proposal 3: To recommend, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers Votes for One Year Votes for Two Years Votes for Three Years Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 337,904,525 250,062 9,826,139 223,810 20,188,730 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/0001104659-23-062791-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Ventas, Inc. shareholders approved To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-16 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-16 source text: Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 315,522,342 32,105,670 576,524 20,188,730 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740260/000110465923062791/0001104659-23-062791-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.