BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on June 26, 2026 and a quorum was present. The company filed an 8-K reporting the vote results.
• Nine directors were elected to the board to serve until the next annual meeting. Broker non-votes totaled 46,705,400. Key individual vote counts (For / Withheld; broker non-votes shown separately):
  • Timothy S. Johnson: 81,357,599 For; 1,914,531 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • F. Austin Peña: 80,885,896 For; 2,386,234 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Leonard W. Cotton: 81,264,210 For; 2,007,920 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Jean Hsu: 78,946,709 For; 4,325,421 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Nnenna Lynch: 81,977,633 For; 1,294,497 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Michael B. Nash: 81,466,149 For; 1,805,981 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Henry N. Nassau: 80,273,188 For; 2,998,942 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Gilda Perez-Alvarado: 82,048,111 For; 1,224,019 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)
  • Lynne B. Sagalyn: 80,605,895 For; 2,666,235 Withheld (46,705,400 broker non-votes)

Key Details

• Auditor ratified: Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 (Votes: 128,339,393 For; 1,080,131 Against; 558,006 Abstained).
• Advisory executive pay vote: Stockholders approved the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (Votes: 77,361,597 For; 5,326,768 Against; 583,765 Abstained; 46,705,400 broker non-votes).
• Meeting date and procedural note: Annual meeting held June 26, 2026; a quorum was present under the company’s bylaws.

Why It Matters

• Board continuity: The election results confirm the company’s board slate for the coming year, which affects governance and oversight of strategy and risk.
• Auditor confirmation: Ratification of Deloitte maintains continuity in financial reporting oversight for fiscal 2026.
• Executive compensation signal: The advisory "say-on-pay" was approved by a clear majority, giving the board non-binding shareholder endorsement of the named executives’ pay practices.
• Voting context: The large number of broker non-votes (46,705,400) indicates a significant portion of shares were held by brokers or others who did not vote on certain matters, which can affect the vote totals on director elections and advisory proposals.