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):
August 12, 2015
Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
333-191049
 
36-4769184
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
18100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 500
Irvine, California 92612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 852-0700
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.
On August 12, 2015, Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of 10,805,210 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 54.17% of the total number of shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The following are the voting results for each proposal presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
All of the director nominees were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results for each of the individuals nominated for election as directors were as follows:

Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
G. Brian Christie
10,630,637
174,573
Rodney F. Emery
10,633,060
172,150
Ella S. Neyland
10,630,315
174,895
Thomas H. Purcell
10,632,685
172,525
Kerry D. Vandell
10,635,938
169,272

No broker non-votes were cast in the election of the director nominees.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
10,571,434
 
80,121
 
153,655
No broker non-votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.







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.

 
 
STEADFAST APARTMENT REIT, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 14, 2015
By:
/s/ Kevin J. Keating
 
 
 
Kevin J. Keating
 
 
 
Treasurer