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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-062569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAFE"
cik: "0001095651"
company_name: "Safehold Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-15T20:16:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T20:26:21.434711+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders approve LTIP amendment adding 3M shares; annual meeting results reported

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2009 LTIP increasing shares available by 3,000,000 to 3,481,936.
- Five directors elected with strong support; Jay Sugarman received 56.5M votes for.
- Deloitte & Touche ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 61.7M votes for.
- Say-on-pay approved with 52.8M votes for, 4.6M against.
- All shareholder proposals passed; no changes in leadership or other material developments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-062569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAFE
- cik: 0001095651
- company_name: Safehold Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T20:16:33+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/0001104659-26-062569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/tm2614139d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Safehold Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026: At the Annual Meeting, the votes on a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as SAFE’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 were as set out below. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 61,679,849 317,557 25,852 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/0001104659-26-062569-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Safehold Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the Amendment to the Safehold Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 3. Approval of the Amendment to the Safehold Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan: At the Annual Meeting, the votes on a proposal to approve an amendment to the Safehold Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan were as set out below. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 51,930,524 5,442,192 102,661 4,547,881
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/0001104659-26-062569-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Safehold Inc. shareholders approved Election of five directors to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 1. Election of Directors: At the Annual Meeting, five directors were elected for terms continuing until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. For each nominee, the numbers of votes cast for, votes withheld and broker non-votes were as follows: Name of Nominees For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jay Sugarman 56,481,188 994,189 4,547,881 Robin Josephs 56,149,600 1,325,777 4,547,881 Jay S. Nydick 53,186,084 4,289,293 4,547,881 Barry Ridings 55,452,455 2,022,922 4,547,881 Stefan M. Selig 54,679,981 2,795,396 4,547,881
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/0001104659-26-062569-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Safehold Inc. shareholders approved Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay Vote) at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal 4. Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”): At the Annual Meeting, the votes on a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of SAFE’s named executive officers were as set out below. The proposal was approved. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 52,785,014 4,626,664 63,699 4,547,881
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095651/000110465926062569/0001104659-26-062569-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.
