Item 5. Other Information
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, none of our officers or trustees adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10 b5-1(c) or any "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement."
Omnibus Share Plan
On April 25, 2024, we held our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") at which our shareholders approved an amendment (the "Plan Amendment") to the JBG SMITH Properties 2017 Omnibus Share Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") to increase the total number of common shares of beneficial interest reserved for issuance under the Plan by 7.5 million common shares.
The material terms and conditions of the Plan have been previously described under Proposal No. 4 in our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (beginning on page 21) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (" SEC") on March 13, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement") and Plan Amendment attached as Annex A thereto.
The description of the Plan Amendment contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, which is attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 10.9 and incorporated herein by reference .
2024 Annual Meeting Voting Results
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on the (i) election of 10 trustees to our Board of Trustees (the "Board") to serve until our 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, (ii) approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers, (iii) approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, on whether the vote on compensation of named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years, (iv) approval of an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of common shares available for issuance under the Plan and (v) ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The proposals are described in detail in our Proxy Statement. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Trustees
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders elected 10 trustees to our Board to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the voting results for each trustee nominee:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Phyllis R. Caldwell
73,059,149
879,318
12,357
4,383,782
Scott A. Estes
73,491,985
415,992
42,847
4,383,782
Alan S. Forman
70,126,986
3,780,842
42,996
4,383,782
Michael J. Glosserman
73,466,250
471,502
13,072
4,383,782
W. Matthew Kelly
73,513,331
425,477
12,016
4,383,782
Alisa M. Mall
69,294,636
4,643,780
12,408
4,383,782
Carol A. Melton
73,299,313
639,029
12,482
4,383,782
William J. Mulrow
72,007,090
1,930,815
12,919
4,383,782
D. Ellen Shuman
70,074,935
3,861,634
14,255
4,383,782
Robert A. Stewart
73,294,574
641,665
14,585
4,383,782
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Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted affirmatively on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
49,724,873
24,159,332
66,619
4,383,782
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on a non-binding resolution regarding the frequency with which the shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation should be held. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
72,154,780
23,038
1,722,890
50,116
Consistent with the advisory vote of our shareholders, our Board determined that we will include a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials every year, until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than our annual meeting of shareholders in 2030.
Proposal 4: Amendment to the Plan to Increase the Number of Common Shares Available for Issuance Under the Plan
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted affirmatively on the Plan Amendment to increase the total number of our common shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 7.5 million common shares. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
54,021,951
19,897,397
31,476
4,383,782
Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
76,585,767
1,715,549
33,290
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibit Index
Exhibits
Description
3.1
Declaration of Trust of JBG SMITH Properties, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 21, 2017).
3.2
Articles Supplementary to Declaration of Trust of JBG SMITH Properties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 6, 2018).
3.3
Articles of Amendment to Declaration of Trust of JBG SMITH Properties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 3, 2018).
3.4
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of JBG SMITH Properties, effective August 3, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 in our Current Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 8, 2023) .
10.1†
Form of 2024 AO LTIP Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.2†
Form of Agreement Equity Award in Lieu of Annual Cash Bonus (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.3†
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and Kevin P. Reynolds (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.4†
Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and Evan Regan-Levine (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.5†
Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and David Ritchey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.6†
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and Madhumita Moina Banerjee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.7†
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and Steven A. Museles (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.8†
First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between JBG SMITH Properties and George Xanders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.59 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 20, 2024).
10.9†**
Amendment No. 4 to the JBG SMITH Properties 2017 Omnibus Share Plan, effective April 25, 2024 .
31.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and 18 U.S.C 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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Exhibits
Description
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
**
Filed herewith.
†
Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
JBG SMITH Properties
Date:
April 30, 2024
/s/ M. Moina Banerjee
M. Moina Banerjee
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
JBG SMITH Properties
Date:
April 30, 2024
/s/ Angela Valdes
Angela Valdes
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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