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): July 16, 2015
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 333-173048 | 27-5466153 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 260 Franklin Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts |
02110 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (617) 340-3814 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. |
| (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.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 15, 2015, there were 1,327,859 common shares entitled to be voted; 888,070 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The stockholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
| 1. | Election for director nominees to hold office for a one-year term; and |
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015. |
The results of the stockholder votes are set forth below:
Board of Directors(1)
| Affirmative | Negative | Withheld | |
| 1. Jeffrey E. Witherell | 454,517 | 430,819 | 2,733 |
| 2. Pendleton P. White, Jr. | 454,517 | 430,819 | 2,733 |
| 3. Martin Barber | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
| 4. Darren R. Bertram | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
| 5. Philip S. Cottone | 885,337 | -0- | 2,733 |
| 6. Richard J. DeAgazio | 885,337 | -0- | 2,733 |
| 7. David G. Gaw | 885,337 | -0- | 2,733 |
| 8. Gregory E. Kraut | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
| 9. Michael Reiter | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
| 10. Richard H. Ross | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
| 11. Paul W. White | 371,820 | 513,517 | 2,733 |
There were no broker non-votes and no abstentions with respect to the election of directors.
(1) Having received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of common stock of the Company voted, and having otherwise qualified, each of the nominees has been elected to serve as a Director of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Ratified by a majority of the shares of common stock of the Company voted.
| Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions |
| 449,831 | 430,819 | 7,419 |
There were no votes withheld with respect to the ratification of Marcum LLP.
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.
Date: July 16, 2015
PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey E. Witherell
Jeffrey E. Witherell
Chief Executive Officer