{"url_path":"/sec/bkd/8-k/2026-06-24/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/0001332349-26-000052-index.html","accession_number":"0001332349-26-000052","cik":"0001332349","ticker":"BKD","issuer_name":"Brookdale Senior Living Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/0001332349-26-000052-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001332349","primary_entity_name":"Brookdale Senior Living Inc."},"word_count":260,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\n(a) The Company held its Annual Meeting on June 22, 2026. Set forth below is information concerning each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, including the final voting results. Each such matter is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”).\n\n(b) Proposal 1: Stockholders elected Claudia N. Drayton, Mark Fioravanti, Victoria L. Freed, Joshua Hausman, Elizabeth B. Mace, Nikolas W. Stengle, Denise W. Warren, Lee S. Wielansky, and C. Christian Winkle as directors, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. Each such nominee received a majority of the votes cast in his or her election. The following votes were taken in connection with the election of directors at the Annual Meeting:\n\nDirector NomineesVotes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\nClaudia N. Drayton183,615,2887,976,3639,19912,291,692\n\nMark Fioravanti190,864,280727,5259,04512,291,692\n\nVictoria L. Freed188,646,4542,945,7368,66012,291,692\n\nJoshua Hausman190,178,7341,382,12539,99112,291,692\n\nElizabeth B. Mace190,262,824896,799441,22712,291,692\n\nNikolas W. Stengle190,915,539676,3508,96112,291,692\n\nDenise W. Warren188,194,9363,395,66910,24512,291,692\n\nLee S. Wielansky188,249,5133,321,15230,18512,291,692\n\nC. Christian Winkle190,890,820655,01555,01512,291,692\n\nProposal 2: Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The following votes were taken in connection with the proposal:\n\nVotes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n185,229,0555,611,078760,71712,291,692\n\nProposal 3: Stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The following votes were taken in connection with the proposal:\n\nVotes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes\n\n200,410,5583,466,28715,697—"}