U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): April 24, 2013

 

 

BRE PROPERTIES, INC.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   001-14306   94-1722214
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. employer identification number)

 

 

525 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105-2712

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(415) 445-6530

(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 April 24, 2013 at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BRE Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), the shareholders of the Company approved the four proposals noted below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated March 11, 2013.

 

Proposal No. I Election of Directors for a one-year term:

 

      WITHHELD/   BROKER 
   FOR   ABSTAINED   NON-VOTE 
Irving F. Lyons, III   60,023,131    2,489,433    5,530,334 
Paula F. Downey   60,766,495    1,746,069    5,530,334 
Christopher J. McGurk   60,767,437    1,745,127    5,530,334 
Matthew T. Medeiros   60,730,511    1,782,053    5,530,334 
Constance B. Moore   60,019,708    2,492,856    5,530,334 
Jeanne R. Myerson   60,612,463    1,900,101    5,530,334 
Jeffrey T. Pero   59,826,056    2,686,508    5,530,334 
Thomas E. Robinson   60,839,143    1,673,421    5,530,334 
Dennis E. Singleton   60,730,168    1,782,396    5,530,334 
Thomas P. Sullivan   60,840,187    1,672,377    5,530,334 

 

Proposal No. II Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company:

 

        WITHHELD/ 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN 
 67,667,103    312,318    63,477 

 

Proposal No. III Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.

 

        WITHHELD/     
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 58,766,047    1,080,099    2,666,418    5,530,334 

 

Proposal No. IV Reapprove the performance criteria under the Amended and Restated 1999 BRE Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

 

WITHHELD/            
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 58,654,220    3,292,135    566,209    5,530,334 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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.

 

 

    BRE Properties, Inc.
       
       
Date: April 24, 2013 By: /s/ Kerry Fanwick
    Name: Kerry Fanwick
    Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel
      and Secretary