--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001364250-23-000042" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DEI" cik: "0001364250" company_name: "Douglas Emmett Inc" filed_at: "2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T10:17:37.789077+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Shareholders approve 19M share increase to stock incentive plan; all directors elected ## Summary - Amendment to 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan approved (125.7M for, 28.7M against), increasing share pool by 19M shares. - All 11 director nominees elected; say-on-pay passed with ~53% support (81.4M for, 71.0M against). - Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for 2023 approved (156.4M for, 8.3M against). - Shareholder proposal on lobbying rejected (101.9M against, 49.2M for). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001364250-23-000042 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DEI - cik: 0001364250 - company_name: Douglas Emmett Inc - filed_at: 2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/nysedei-20230524.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-23-000042 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-23-000042.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-23-000042.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders approved Election of Directors. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed source text: Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the board of directors until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the following vote: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Dan A. Emmett 148,442,848 5,997,488 10,336,812 Jordan L. Kaplan 151,932,986 2,507,350 10,336,812 Kenneth M. Panzer 150,051,434 4,388,902 10,336,812 Leslie E. Bider 141,182,897 13,257,439 10,336,812 Dorene C. Dominguez 147,395,243 7,045,093 10,336,812 Dr. David T. Feinberg 139,495,691 14,944,645 10,336,812 Ray C. Leonard 127,818,384 26,621,952 10,336,812 Virginia A. McFerran 122,464,763 31,975,573 10,336,812 Thomas E. O'Hern 147,148,598 7,291,738 10,336,812 William E. Simon, Jr. 143,132,765 11,307,571 10,336,812 Shirley Wang 127,817,502 26,622,834 10,336,812 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding lobbying activities. - Outcome: failed source text: The Service Employees International Union proposal on lobbying was not approved with the following vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 49,170,001 101,884,856 3,385,477 10,336,814 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2023. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed source text: Proposal 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 was ratified with the following vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 156,364,892 8,340,295 71,961 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders approved Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation for 2022. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed source text: Proposal 3. Our named executive officer compensation for 2022 was approved with the following non-binding advisory vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 81,384,802 70,952,433 2,103,096 10,336,817 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders approved Approval of amendments to 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed source text: Proposal 4. The amendments to our 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan were approved with the following vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 125,651,287 28,684,907 104,138 10,336,816 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Douglas Emmett Inc shareholders voted on Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. - Proposal: say on pay frequency source text: Proposal 5. The following preferences were recorded with respect to the non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstained Broker Non-Votes 150,175,001 6,874 4,209,737 48,718 10,336,818 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425023000042/0001364250-23-000042-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.