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

On December 9, 2021, the Company held its Annual Meeting. Holders of shares of the Company's common stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company's stockholders voted on the following four proposals at the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.

Proposal 1. - Election of Directors. The following individuals, each of whom was named as a nominee in the Proxy Statement, were elected by the Company's stockholders by a plurality of votes cast to serve on the Company's board of directors until the Company's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Information on the vote relating to each director standing for election is set forth below:





Nominee                FOR           WITHHELD        BROKER NON-VOTES
Janet Dillione       12,633,392        941,304           13,796,257
Alan W. Dunton       12,543,119       1,031,577          13,796,257
Myron Kaplan         11,279,978       2,294,718          13,796,257
Steven Lefkowitz     12,540,799       1,033,897          13,796,257
Paulo F. Costa       12,490,248       1,084,448          13,796,257
Greg Duncan          12,535,579       1,039,117          13,796,257

Proposal 2. - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. Proposal 2 was to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The proposal was approved. The results of the vote taken were as follows:





   FOR        AGAINST    ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
12,021,602   1,383,432   169,662      13,796,257

Proposal 3. - Advisory Vote Regarding the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. Proposal 3 was for the Company's stockholders to indicate their preferred voting frequency with regards to a nonbinding stockholder vote to approve executive compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, one year as the frequency with which stockholders are provided an advisory vote on executive compensation. The results of the vote taken were as follows:





EVERY YEAR   TWO YEARS   THREE YEARS   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
11,358,401    156,379     1,856,010    203,906      13,796,257

Proposal 4. - Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. Proposal 4 was to ratify the appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The proposal was approved. The results of the vote taken were as follows:





   FOR       AGAINST   ABSTAIN
26,038,231   845,115   487,607




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