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): May 9, 2018
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 1-32268 | 11-3715772 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
30 S. Meridian Street | ||
Suite 1100 | ||
Indianapolis, IN 46204 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
(317) 577-5600 | ||
(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
The 2018 annual meeting of shareholders of Kite Realty Group Trust (“Kite Realty” or the “Company”) took place on May 9, 2018. At the meeting, shareholders elected nine trustees to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. Each of the nominees as listed in the Company’s proxy statement was elected. The shares voted for, against, and abstaining as to each nominee were as follows:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
John A. Kite | 69,477,949 | 1,884,317 | 31,266 | ||||||||
William E. Bindley | 51,218,013 | 20,143,134 | 32,385 | ||||||||
Victor J. Coleman | 51,233,588 | 20,125,830 | 34,114 | ||||||||
Lee A. Daniels | 51,298,756 | 20,061,945 | 32,831 | ||||||||
Gerald W. Grupe | 70,858,368 | 500,752 | 34,412 | ||||||||
Christie B. Kelly | 70,859,162 | 501,289 | 33,081 | ||||||||
David R. O’Reilly | 70,812,118 | 546,221 | 35,193 | ||||||||
Barton R. Peterson | 51,049,236 | 20,309,570 | 34,726 | ||||||||
Charles H. Wurtzebach | 70,819,255 | 542,269 | 32,008 | ||||||||
____________________ | |
* | There were a total of 5,888,739 Broker Non-Votes for each trustee nominee. |
At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers. The shares voted for, against, and abstaining on this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
Advisory vote on executive compensation | 68,229,380 | 3,004,242 | 159,910 | ||||||||
____________________ | |
* | There were a total of 5,888,739 Broker Non-Votes related to the advisory vote on executive compensation. |
At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The shares voted for, against, and abstaining on this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 | 75,344,041 | 1,890,927 | 47,303 | ||||||||
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.
KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST | ||
Date: May 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Scott E. Murray |
Scott E. Murray | ||