Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 15, 2021, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the "Registrant")
held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting") at 1520
E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, California. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the
Registrant's stockholders voted on (i) Proposal 1 - election of eight directors
to the Registrant's board of directors, with each to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected
and qualified; (ii) Proposal 2 - ratification of the Registrant's appointment of
Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending December 31, 2021; and (iii) Proposal 3 - approval, on
an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation paid to the Registrant's
named executive officers ("say on pay" vote). Each proposal is described in more
detail in the Registrant's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021.
At the close of business on March 31, 2021, the record date of the 2021 Annual
Meeting, there were 323,881,192 outstanding shares entitled to vote at the 2021
Annual Meeting. Holders of 167,857,958 shares (approximately 51.8% of shares),
representing a like number of votes, were present at the 2021 Annual Meeting,
either in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the voting results from the
2021 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
  With regard to Proposal 1, the nominees submitted for election as directors of
the Registrant, with each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, were Kevin
A. Shields, Michael J. Escalante, Kathleen S. Briscoe, Gregory M. Cazel, Ranjit
M. Kripalani, James F. Risoleo, J. Grayson Sanders, and Samuel Tang. All of the
nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Registrant by the following
vote:
                                Votes For:       Votes Against:        Votes Abstained:
       Kevin A. Shields        109,558,374          3,498,586             7,913,374
       Michael J. Escalante    108,952,707          3,950,582             8,067,045
       Kathleen S. Briscoe     109,862,773          3,253,515             7,854,046
       Gregory M. Cazel        109,208,598          3,604,676             8,157,060
       Ranjit M. Kripalani     108,880,197          3,839,899             8,250,238
       James F. Risoleo        109,186,830          3,609,933             8,173,571
       J. Grayson Sanders      109,184,980          3,595,639             8,189,715
       Samuel Tang             109,207,612          3,657,083             8,105,639

There were 46,887,624 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1. Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP

With regard to Proposal 2, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified by the following vote:


                                                       Votes For:               Votes Against:              Votes Abstained:

Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP 160,097,483 

        1,997,906                    5,762,569

There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2. Proposal 3 - Approval, on Advisory (Non-Binding) Basis, of Say on Pay Vote

With regard to Proposal 3, the compensation paid to the Registrant's named executive officers ("say on pay" vote) was approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, by the following vote:


                                    Votes For:       Votes Against:

Votes Abstained:


    Approval of Say on Pay Vote     91,690,579         12,334,040             16,945,715


  There were 46,887,624 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3.

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