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 13, 2016
Power REIT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-54560
(Commission File Number)
45-3116572
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
301 Winding Road
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 750-0371
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SECTION 5: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders
Power REIT’s (the “Trust”) 2016 Annual Meeting of shareholders was held on June 13, 2016. For more information on the following proposals, see the company’s proxy statement dated May 13, 2016, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Below are the final voting results.
| 1) | Shareholders elected each of the four nominees to the Board of Trustees for a one-year term |
| For | Withheld | |||||||
| David H. Lesser | 716,573 | 83,662 | ||||||
| Virgil E. Wenger | 716,712 | 83,523 | ||||||
| Patrick R. Haynes, III | 718,201 | 82,034 | ||||||
| William S. Susman | 680,202 | 120,033 | ||||||
| Justinian Hobor | 746,023 | 54,212 | ||||||
| 2) | Shareholders ratified MaloneBailey LLP as the Trust’s independent audit firm for 2016. |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 733,337 | 40,755 | 26,143 | ||||||||
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 14, 2016
Power REIT
| By: | /s/ David H. Lesser | |
| David H. Lesser | ||
| Chairman, CEO, Secretary, & Treasurer |