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
June 1, 2016
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
 
DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-33748
(Commission File Number)
20 - 8718331
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1212 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(202) 728-0044
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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 June 1, 2016, DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which three proposals were submitted to its stockholders.

1. Election of Directors. Each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table reflects the voting results for each nominee:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Michael A. Coke
63,504,820
159,585
5,862,993
Lammot J. du Pont
62,996,662
667,743
5,862,993
Thomas D. Eckert
63,431,044
233,361
5,862,993
Christopher P. Eldredge
63,471,852
192,553
5,862,993
Frederic V. Malek
63,339,102
325,303
5,862,993
John T. Roberts, Jr.
63,373,073
291,332
5,862,993
Mary M. Styer
63,498,457
165,948
5,862,993
John H. Toole
63,365,936
298,469
5,862,993


2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say-On-Pay Vote). The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
62,198,089
1,298,677
167,639
5,862,993


3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
68,898,608
608,474
25,316






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
June 2, 2016
/s/ Richard A. Montfort, Jr.
 
Richard A. Montfort, Jr.
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary