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): June 22, 2015
New York REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-36416 | 27-1065431 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 405 Park Avenue |
| New York, New York 10022 |
| (Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 22, 2015, New York REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on (i) the election of P. Sue Perrotty, William M. Kahane, Robert H. Burns and Randolph C. Read to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified, and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The stockholders elected all four nominees for director and ratified the appointment of KPMG.
The full results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|
P. Sue Perrotty |
87,903,368 | 2,636,091 | 55,104,350 |
|
William M. Kahane |
87,267,303 | 3,272,156 | 55,104,350 |
| Robert H. Burns | 85,524,024 | 5,015,435 | 55,104,350 |
|
Randolph C. Read |
87,784,407 | 2,755,052 | 55,104,350 |
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2015:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 142,057,184 | 3,082,766 | 503,859 | * |
* No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal No. 2 due to the fact that the matter was not considered a non-routine matter under New York Stock Exchange rules.
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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.
| Date: June 22, 2015 | NEW YORK REIT, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Happel | |
| Michael A. Happel | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||