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 19, 2016 (May 18, 2016)
Education Realty Trust, Inc.
Education Realty Operating Partnership, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 001-32417 | 20-1352180 | ||
Delaware | 333-199988-01 | 20-1352332 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
999 South Shady Grove Road, Suite 600 Memphis, Tennessee | 38120 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
901-259-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 18, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved each of the proposals presented which are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016. Holders of 59,227,438 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the voting results on each proposal presented to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: To elect eight directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualify.
Directors | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
John V. Arabia | 58,083,787 | 164,851 | 978,800 |
Monte J. Barrow | 58,120,382 | 128,256 | 978,800 |
William J. Cahill, III | 58,120,338 | 128,300 | 978,800 |
Randall L. Churchey | 57,449,455 | 799,183 | 978,800 |
Kimberly K. Schaefer | 58,175,847 | 72,791 | 978,800 |
Howard A. Silver | 58,177,532 | 71,106 | 978,800 |
Thomas Trubiana | 58,147,279 | 101,359 | 978,800 |
Wendell W. Weakley | 58,182,920 | 65,718 | 978,800 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
58,867,724 | 353,444 | 6,270 |
Proposal 3: To approve, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
57,818,913 | 316,602 | 113,123 | 978,800 |
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.
EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||
Date: May 19, 2016 | By: | /s/ Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. |
Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EDUCATION REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP | ||
Date: May 19, 2016 | By: EDUCATION REALTY OP GP, INC., its general partner | |
By: /s/ Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. | ||
Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||