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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2021

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WATERMARK LODGING TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-5546146-5765413
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
150 N. Riverside Plaza, 60606
Chicago,Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-8600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
______________________

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

On June 16, 2021, Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One

To elect seven Directors to serve until the 2022 annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify:
Name of Director
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Charles S. Henry
89,489,1983,624,426-65,540,519
Michael D. Johnson
89,366,6883,746,936-65,540,519
Katherine G. Lugar
89,454,7083,658,916-65,540,519
Michael G. Medzigian
89,167,2653,946,359-65,540,519
Robert E. Parsons, Jr.
89,411,9033,701,721-65,540,519
William H. Reynolds, Jr.
89,373,6563,739,968-65,540,519
Simon M. Turner
89,499,9583,613,666-65,540,519

For Proposal One, each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting and, as a result, each was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

Proposal Two

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
79,387,6398,351,4125,374,57365,540,519

Proposal Two was approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal Three

One-Year
Two-Year
Three-Year
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
83,158,0972,149,6982,586,1865,219,64365,540,519

A frequency vote of one-year under Proposal Three was approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

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Proposal Four
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021
156,376,657901,5771,375,909-

Proposal Four was approved after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.





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SIGNATURES

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.

 Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc.
Date:June 17, 2021By: /s/ Mallika Sinha
  Mallika Sinha
  Chief Financial Officer

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