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): April 30, 2014
DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-33201 | 82-0538520 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 518 17th Street, Suite 800 Denver, CO |
80202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 597-2400
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 (see General Instructions A.2.):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 30, 2014, DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders in Denver, Colorado (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date, there were a total of 327,409,790 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
(a) Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, were as follows:
| Names of Directors |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Thomas G. Wattles |
271,039,267 | 2,335,172 | 249,670 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Philip L. Hawkins |
272,269,778 | 1,099,326 | 255,005 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Marilyn A. Alexander |
272,070,936 | 1,300,197 | 252,976 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas F. August |
272,561,577 | 803,287 | 259,245 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| John S. Gates, Jr. |
272,049,351 | 1,317,141 | 257,617 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Raymond B. Greer |
272,577,061 | 787,078 | 259,970 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Tripp H. Hardin |
261,663,713 | 11,702,869 | 257,527 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| John C. O’Keeffe |
271,030,428 | 2,336,065 | 257,616 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
| Bruce L. Warwick |
272,548,128 | 817,855 | 258,126 | 23,659,665 | ||||||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, each of the foregoing persons was duly elected to serve as a director for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
| (b) | Votes regarding a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, were as follows: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 266,477,227 |
6,752,981 | 393,901 | 23,659,665 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the Company’s stockholders.
(c) Votes regarding the ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2014, were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 296,913,424 |
203,134 | 167,216 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was duly ratified by the Company’s stockholders.
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 5, 2014 | DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ John G. Spiegleman | |||||
| Name: | John G. Spiegleman | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||