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):
August 10, 2011
 
Steadfast Income REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
         
Maryland   333-160748   27-0351641
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
18100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 500
Irvine, California 92612

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 852-0700
Not applicable
(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.
     On August 10, 2011, Steadfast Income REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of 1,254,854.33 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following are the voting results for each proposal presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
     Proposal 1: Election of Directors
     All of the director nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results for each of the individuals nominated for election as directors were as follows:
                     
Name   Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld
Rodney F. Emery
    1,222,496.35     -     32,357.98  
Scot B. Barker
    1,222,496.35     -     32,357.98  
Larry H. Dale
    1,219,642.55     -     35,211.78  
Jeffrey J. Brown
    1,216,169.51     -     38,684.82  
James A. Shepherdson
    1,219,172.37     -     35,681.96  
     No broker non-votes were cast in the election of the director nominees.
     Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
1,216,996.35   31,804.85   6,053.13
     No broker non-votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 


 

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.
         
  STEADFAST INCOME REIT, INC.
 
 
Date: August 16, 2011  By:   /s/ Rodney F. Emery    
    Rodney F. Emery   
    Chief Executive Officer and President