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):

June 18, 2020

 

 

CLIPPER REALTY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland

 

 001-38010

 

47-4579660

(State or Other

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4611 12th Avenue, Suite 1L
Brooklyn, New York

 

11219

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 438-2804

 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2.):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

                                                                                                                       Emerging growth company         ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

CLPR

New York Stock Exchange

 



 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On June 18, 2020, Clipper Realty Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  The stockholders of the Company approved all of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

 

Proposal 1: The election of the seven director nominees named in the Proxy Statement.

 

Director Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

David Bistricer

39,049,378

1,398,664

1,919,894

Sam Levinson

38,871,508

1,576,534

1,919,894

Howard M. Lorber

36,024,936

4,423,106

1,919,894

Robert J. Ivanhoe

35,776,864

4,671,178

1,919,894

Roberto A. Verrone

38,873,130

1,574,912

1,919,894

Harmon S. Spolan

38,469,080

1,978,962

1,919,894

Richard N. Burger

40,297,755

150,287

1,919,894

 

 

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

 

For

Against

Abstain

42,358,192

6,702

3,042

 

 

Proposal 3: The approval of an amendment of the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the plan.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

40,171,554

275,388

1,100

1,919,894

 

 

Proposal 4: The approval of an amendment of the Company’s 2015 Non-Employee Director Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the plan.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

40,154,888

291,054

2,100

1,919,894

 

 

 

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.

 

 

  Clipper Realty Inc.  

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

     /s/ David Bistricer

 

 

Name:

David Bistricer 

 

 

Title:

Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: June 18, 2020