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Penkar elected as independent trustee effective June 13, 2023; board expands to eight.","Board approved Second Amended and Restated Bylaws to address universal proxy rules (Rule 14a-19).","All seven trustee nominees elected; Adam Portnoy received 37.2M against votes out of ~119M cast.","Say-on-pay approved with 109.6M for, 9.1M against; advisory vote frequency set to every year.","Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for 2023 with 133.9M votes in favor."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-071026","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-071026.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-071026.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-071026.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/0001104659-23-071026-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/tm2317995d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T01:44:21.405511+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"2b4a49d4dca032395821c2cb7b7e3538cc671e09","claim":"Service Properties Trust shareholders approved Election of seven Trustees to the Board for a one-year term at the 2023-06-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on June 12, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of seven Trustees to the Board each for a one year term of office continuing until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until her, his or their respective successor is duly elected and qualifies.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/0001104659-23-071026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2ebb5fe6b42743aeb96df43909809d02178e0035","claim":"Service Properties Trust shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve executive compensation at the 2023-06-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders also voted on a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes to approve executive compensation. This proposal received the following votes: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 117,380,660 207,061 1,219,825 151,005 15,803,152","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/0001104659-23-071026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3673e5b3d65535deced44124da0d5992ea7be7a9","claim":"Service Properties Trust shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2023 fiscal year at the 2023-06-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to serve for the 2023 fiscal year. This proposal received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 133,870,963 770,114 120,626 N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/0001104659-23-071026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f565499115254b4a3ee9fc60ed55bfa2c1de81c1","claim":"Service Properties Trust shareholders approved Non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-06-12 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s shareholders also voted on a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. This proposal received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 109,587,222 9,137,769 233,560 15,803,152","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945394/000110465923071026/0001104659-23-071026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-12"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}