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 16, 2014 (May15, 2014)
AmREIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-35609 | 20-8857707 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas | 77046 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(713) 850-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
AmREIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2014. The Company’s stockholders approved all of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2014. Holders of 16,417,833 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: To elect seven directors to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
| Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert S. Cartwright, Jr. | 12,348,590 | 392,785 | 3,676,458 |
| Brent M. Longnecker | 12,371,035 | 370,340 | 3,676,458 |
| Scot J. Luther | 12,363,038 | 378,337 | 3,676,458 |
| Mack D. Pridgen III | 12,366,975 | 374,400 | 3,676,458 |
| H.L. “Hank” Rush, Jr. | 12,368,115 | 373,260 | 3,676,458 |
| Philip Taggart | 12,346,664 | 394,711 | 3,676,458 |
| H. Kerr Taylor | 12,346,846 | 394,529 | 3,676,458 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 16,259,077 | 50,816 | 107,940 | — |
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.
| AmREIT, Inc. | ||
| Date: May 16, 2014 | By: | /s/ Chad C. Braun |
| Chad C. Braun Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |