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 20, 2015
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.) | ||
3300 Fernbrook Lane North, Suite 210 Plymouth, MN 55447 |
(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)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. (the "Company") held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2015 for the purpose of electing eight directors and ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm.
For more information on the proposals described below, refer to the Company’s proxy statement dated April 2, 2015, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2015. As of the record date, there were a total of 36,363,319 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 32,471,833 shares of common stock, or approximately 89%, were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The eight nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors were elected to serve as a director until its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2016 and 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 | 24,410,188 | 193,687 | 7,867,958 |
Daryl J. Carter | 24,348,453 | 255,422 | 7,867,958 |
Tanuja M. Dehne | 24,334,019 | 269,856 | 7,867,958 |
Stephen G. Kasnet | 21,407,164 | 3,196,711 | 7,867,958 |
Irvin R. Kessler | 22,958,131 | 1,645,744 | 7,867,958 |
David N. Miller | 23,953,060 | 650,815 | 7,867,958 |
Thomas Siering | 22,048,931 | 2,554,944 | 7,867,958 |
Ronald N. Weiser | 24,334,847 | 269,028 | 7,867,958 |
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 accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The proposal received the following final voting results: 32,332,839 for; 84,168 against; and 54,826 abstentions.
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/ DANIEL J. BUECHLER | |
Daniel J. Buechler | ||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 21, 2015 | ||