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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2021

Douglas Emmett, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland001-3310620-3073047
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)Commission file number(I.R.S. Employer identification No.)
1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 1000,Santa Monica,California90401
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (310) 255-7700


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareDEINew York Stock Exchange


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐




Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Presented below are the voting results for the proposals (described in detail in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2021) submitted to our stockholders at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 27, 2021:

Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the board of directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the following vote:

NomineeForWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Dan A. Emmett156,670,2923,589,7168,791,334
Jordan L. Kaplan158,468,1611,791,8478,791,334
Kenneth M. Panzer156,646,7033,613,3058,791,334
Leslie E. Bider155,784,0074,476,0018,791,334
Dorene C. Dominguez159,329,350930,6588,791,334
Dr. David T. Feinberg158,879,1771,380,8318,791,334
Virginia A. McFerran122,537,71837,722,2908,791,334
Thomas E. O'Hern156,101,3064,158,7028,791,334
William E. Simon, Jr.151,729,1158,530,8938,791,334
Johnese M. Spisso130,194,46830,065,5408,791,334


Proposal 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified with the following vote:

ForAgainstAbstainedBroker Non-Votes
161,383,7277,618,99348,622


Proposal 3. Our 2020 executive compensation was approved with the following non-binding advisory vote:

ForAgainstAbstainedBroker Non-Votes
138,489,10421,722,92247,9798,791,337


Exhibit NumberDescription
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC.
Dated:May 28, 2021By:/s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR
  Peter D. Seymour
  Chief Financial Officer