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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 28, 2022

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PJT Partners Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-36869

36-4797143

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

280 Park Avenue
New York, New York

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-7800

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

PJT

 

New 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.

 

(a)PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) on April 28, 2022.

 

(b)The Company’s shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-36869), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2022. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1. To elect the following Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company:

 

Nominee

 

FOR

 

 

WITHHOLD

 

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

Paul J. Taubman

 

 

22,973,053

 

 

 

3,881,344

 

 

 

3,379,065

 

Emily K. Rafferty

 

 

21,221,600

 

 

 

5,632,797

 

 

 

3,379,065

 

 

Proposal 2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers:

 

FOR

 

 

AGAINST

 

 

ABSTAIN

 

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

 

29,766,327

 

 

 

2,360,827

 

 

 

38,758

 

 

 

3,379,065

 

 

Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022:

 

FOR

 

 

AGAINST

 

 

ABSTAIN

 

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

 

34,603,219

 

 

 

935,499

 

 

 

6,259

 

 

N/A

 

 


 

SIGNATURE

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.

 

 

PJT Partners Inc.

 

By:

 

/s/ Salvatore Rappa

 

Name: Salvatore Rappa

 

Title:  Managing Director, Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 29, 2022