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 30, 2012
Post Properties, Inc.
Post Apartment Homes, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-12080
0-28226
(Commission File Number)
58-1550675
58-2053632
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30327
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 846-5000
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 May 30, 2012, Post Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected the nine directors nominated by the Board of Directors and listed below for a one-year term, (ii) voted to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2012. The Company’s independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
| Nominees |
For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert C. Goddard, III |
46,106,667 | 103,969 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| David P. Stockert |
46,091,760 | 118,876 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Herschel M. Bloom |
45,703,190 | 507,446 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Walter M. Deriso, Jr. |
45,805,748 | 404,888 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Russell R. French |
45,701,861 | 508,775 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Dale Anne Reiss |
46,137,355 | 73,281 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Stella F. Thayer |
45,805,151 | 405,485 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Ronald de Waal |
46,050,193 | 160,443 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
| Donald C. Wood |
46,138,503 | 72,133 | 2,939,280 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 - Advisory vote on executive compensation
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes | |||
| 45,358,255 | 820,896 | 31,485 | 2,939,280 |
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accountants for 2012
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 48,877,892 | 222,002 | 50,022 |
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.
Dated: May 31, 2012
| POST PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David P. Stockert | |
| David P. Stockert | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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.
Dated: May 31, 2012
| POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P. | ||
| By: | POST GP HOLDINGS, INC., | |
| as General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ David P. Stockert | |
| David P. Stockert | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||