UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 


FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2011

Resource America, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware
 
0-4408
 
72-0654145
(State of Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
         
One Crescent Drive, Suite 203
Navy Yard Corporate Center
Philadelphia, PA
     
19112
(Address of Principal Executive
     
(Zip Code)
Offices)
       

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 215-546-5005

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 10, 2011, our stockholders: (i) re-elected three directors, Messrs. Carlos C. Campbell, Edward E. Cohen and Hersh Kozlov, to serve three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014; (ii) approved a proposal to adopt our Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan; (iii) approved, in an advisory vote, our 2010 compensation program for our named executive officers; and chose, in and advisory vote,  for us to conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation every three years.

Messrs. Michael J. Bradley, Jonathan Z. Cohen, Kenneth A. Kind, Mr. Andrew M. Lubin and John S. White continue to serve their terms as directors of the Company.

The voting results were as follows:

 
Election of Directors
 
Shares For
 
Shares Withheld
 
 
Mr. Campbell
 
12,411,934
 
1,725,385
 
 
Mr. E. Cohen
 
12,373,809
 
1,763,510
 
 
Mr. Kozlov
 
13,993,035
 
144,284
 

A proposal to adopt the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan:
 
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
12,106,417
 
2,016,769
 
14,133
 

A proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, our 2010 compensation program for our named executive officers:
 
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
12,382,368
 
1,726,676
 
28,275
 

A proposal to choose, in an advisory vote, how often we will conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation:
 
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstentions
 
 
5,546,179
 
32,359
 
7,649,504
 
909,278
 





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.
 
 
Resource America, Inc.
   
Date: March 14, 2011
/s/ Michael S. Yecies   
 
Michael S. Yecies
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary