UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  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 24, 2013 (May 22, 2013)

 

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-35760

 

90-0867250

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 250

Minnetonka, MN 55305

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (952) 358-4400

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act  (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            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

 

The Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2013 for the purpose of electing nine directors and ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accountants.

 

For more information on the proposals described below, please refer to the company’s proxy statement dated April 9, 2013, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2013. As of the record date, there were a total of 39,313,470 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 32,992,081 shares of common stock, or approximately 84%, were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

Each of the nine nominees proposed by the company’s Board of Directors was elected to serve as a director until its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2014 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Thomas W. Brock

 

25,425,384

 

16,389

 

7,550,308

 

Tanuja M. Dehne

 

25,423,145

 

18,628

 

7,550,308

 

William W. Johnson

 

25,195,467

 

246,306

 

7,550,308

 

Stephen G. Kasnet

 

25,070,866

 

370,907

 

7,550,308

 

Irvin R. Kessler

 

25,054,553

 

387,220

 

7,550,308

 

David N. Miller

 

25,304,091

 

137,682

 

7,550,308

 

Thomas Siering

 

25,052,957

 

388,816

 

7,550,308

 

Brian C. Taylor

 

25,051,342

 

390,431

 

7,550,308

 

Ronald N. Weiser

 

25,423,193

 

18,580

 

7,550,308

 

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2013. The proposal received the following final voting results: 32,936,116 for; 42,139 against; and 13,826 abstentions.

 

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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.

 

 

 

SILVER BAY REALTY TRUST CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ TIMOTHY W. J. O’BRIEN

 

 

Timothy W. J. O’Brien

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Date: May 24, 2013

 

 

 

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