Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 27, 2022

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GREENHILL & CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

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Commission File Number: 001-32147

Delaware						51-0500737
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York						10020 (ZIP Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: NOT APPLICABLE

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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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			GHL			The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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.  ☐

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a) Greenhill & Co., Inc. (“Greenhill”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 27, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

(b) At the Annual Meeting, Greenhill’s stockholders voted on (1) the election of directors, (2) an advisory vote to approve Greenhill’s named executive officer compensation, (3) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Greenhill’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (4) a stockholder proposal for a special shareholder meeting improvement and (5) the approval of the Amended 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

The votes cast by the holders of Greenhill’s common stock on each of the foregoing proposals were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of directors.

Greenhill’s stockholders elected the following five directors to each serve a one-year term. The final tabulation of votes with respect to each nominee for office was as follows:

Nominee						For						Withheld						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
Scott L. Bok						13,388,663						299,943						1,165						3,375,257
Meryl D. Hartzband						13,522,770						163,955						3,046						3,375,257
John D. Liu						13,485,595						202,730						1,446						3,375,257
Ulrika M. Ekman						13,571,981						114,344						3,446						3,375,257
Kevin T. Ferro						13,521,201						165,374						3,196						3,375,257

Proposal 2 — Advisory vote to approve Greenhill’s named executive officer compensation.

Greenhill’s stockholders approved the non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (“say-on-pay”) based upon the following final tabulation of votes:

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
13,179,795						501,914						8,062						3,375,257

Proposal 3 — Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Greenhill’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

Greenhill’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Greenhill’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 based upon the following final tabulation of votes:

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
16,834,998						227,307						2,623						—

Proposal 4 — Stockholder Proposal - Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement

Greenhill’s stockholders voted against the Stockholder Proposal:

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
2,091,847						11,583,431						14,493						3,375,257

Proposal 5 — Approval of the Greenhill & Co., Inc. Amended 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Greenhill’s stockholders voted for the approval of the Amended 2019 Equity incentive plan based upon the following final tabulation of votes:

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
8,795,708						4,880,818						13,245						3,375,257

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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Greenhill & Co., Inc.

Date: May 3, 2022

By:

/s/ Gitanjali Pinto Faleiro

Name: Gitanjali Pinto Faleiro

Title: General Counsel & Corporate Secretary