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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):
 
August 23, 2011
 
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Maryland
000-50805
20-0138854
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(State or other jurisdiction
_____________
(Commission
______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas
 
77056-6118
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)
 
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(888) 220-6121
 
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 


 

 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On August 23, 2011, Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (referred to herein as “Hines REIT” or the "Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the Company's stockholders (1) elected the seven nominees listed below to serve as directors for a term ending at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, and each will continue in office until his successor has been duly elected and qualifies, or until his earlier death, removal, resignation or retirement, and (2) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”) as Hines REIT's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
The voting results for each of the seven persons nominated to serve as directors are as follows:
 
 
For
Against
Authority Withheld or Abstained from Voting
Jeffrey C. Hines
115,364,927
4,522,697
C. Hastings Johnson
115,437,689
4,449,935
Charles M. Baughn
115,407,891
4,479,733
Thomas A. Hassard
115,447,802
4,439,822
Lee A. Lahourcade
115,422,024
4,465,600
Stanley D. Levy
115,245,702
4,641,922
Paul B. Murphy Jr.
115,359,530
4,528,094
 
With respect to the proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche, stockholders holding 115,824,429 shares voted in favor of the proposal, stockholders holding 1,698,067 shares voted against the proposal and stockholders holding 2,365,128 shares abstained from voting on this proposal.
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Charles Hazen, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hines REIT, made a presentation at the annual meeting of stockholders. The Company is making this presentation available to stockholders by furnishing the presentation as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits-
 
99.1 2011 Shareholder Meeting Presentation
 
 
 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
    HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
     
August 26, 2011    /s/ Ryan T. Sims   
    Name: Ryan T. Sims
    Title: Chief Accounting Officer
 

 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
     
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
2011 Shareholder Meeting Presentation, dated August 23, 2011