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 7, 2015 (May 6, 2015)
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-36163 | 80-6260391 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1999 Harrison Street Oakland, CA |
94612 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code:
(510) 250-2200
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:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 6, 2015, Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected the nine persons listed below as trustees of the Company, each to serve until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified; and (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals voted upon by the Company’s shareholders:
Proposal 1 – Election of Trustees
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Barry S. Sternlicht |
25,853,859 | 6,161,549 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Douglas R. Brien |
31,744,042 | 271,366 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Richard D. Bronson |
31,749,961 | 265,447 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Michael D. Fascitelli |
31,740,100 | 275,308 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey E. Kelter |
31,834,838 | 180,570 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Stephen H. Simon |
31.909,118 | 106,290 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Andrew J. Sossen |
31,013,990 | 1,001,418 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Colin T. Wiel |
31,013,666 | 1,001,742 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
| Christopher B. Woodward |
31,834,814 | 180,594 | 2,970,019 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2015
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 34,907,126 |
15,010 | 63,291 | 0 |
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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.
| STARWOOD WAYPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST | ||||||
| Dated: May 7, 2015 | By: | /s/ Tamra D. Browne | ||||
| Name: | Tamra D. Browne | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||
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