UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2015
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland | 001-35899 | 45-4941882 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
7047 East Greenway Parkway, Suite 350
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(480) 474-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 28, 2015, American Residential Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters on which stockholders voted, in person or by proxy, were:
(i) | Proposal One: to elect the directors of the Company to serve until its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and |
(ii) | Proposal Two: to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. |
All of the nominees were elected and the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm was ratified. The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal One:
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Douglas N. Benham | 26,579,522 | 32,540 | 1,311,813 | |||
David M. Brain | 26,579,430 | 32,632 | 1,311,813 | |||
Keith R. Guericke | 26,486,663 | 125,399 | 1,311,813 | |||
Laurie A. Hawkes | 26,218,121 | 393,941 | 1,311,813 | |||
Todd W. Mansfield | 26,579,430 | 32,632 | 1,311,813 | |||
Stephen G. Schmitz | 26,397,716 | 214,346 | 1,311,813 | |||
Proposal Two:
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
27,856,805 | 65,977 | 1,093 | ||
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.
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Shant Koumriqian | ||||
Shant Koumriqian | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||