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): May 8, 2012
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32236 | 14-1904657 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 280 Park Avenue, New York, New York | 10017 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 832-3232
(Former name or former address, if changed from 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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed, Richard E. Bruce retired from the board of directors of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (the “Company”) effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 8, 2012, as he has reached the mandatory retirement age for the Company’s directors. In connection with Mr. Bruce’s retirement, the Company’s board of directors reduced the size of the board of directors to six members.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on May 8, 2012.
(b) The shareholders (i) elected all the Company’s nominees for director, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and (iii) approved, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final number of votes cast for, against or abstained, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter are set forth below.
(i) Election of Directors:
| Aggregate Votes | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominees |
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||||
| Martin Cohen |
39,520,777 | 377,899 | 10,320 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
| Robert H. Steers |
39,520,777 | 377,949 | 10,270 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
| Peter L. Rhein |
39,706,981 | 196,105 | 5,910 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
| Richard P. Simon |
39,595,058 | 308,068 | 5,870 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
| Edmond D. Villani |
39,706,979 | 196,107 | 5,910 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
| Bernard B. Winograd |
39,732,682 | 170,404 | 5,910 | 2,540,825 | ||||||||||||
(ii) Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:
| Aggregate Votes | ||||||
| For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 42,440,400 | 6,838 | 2,583 | N/A | |||
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(iii) Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the named executive officers:
| Aggregate Votes |
|
|||||||||||
| For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 36,102,500 | 1,154,880 | 2,651,616 | 2,540,825 | |||||||||
With respect to the preceding matters, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 9, 2011 | By: | /s/ Salvatore Rappa | ||||
| Name: Salvatore Rappa | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
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