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 |