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 13, 2011 (May 11, 2011)
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-33740 | 20-4072657 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
437 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (212) 612-3210
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2011, the stockholders (i) elected the seven nominated directors and (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011. As of March 4, 2011, the record date for the annual meeting of stockholders, there were 82,558,369 shares of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.
The results of the voting for the seven nominated directors were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Kevin E. Grant |
35,034,905 | 1,034,842 | 32,986,422 | |||
| Douglas Crocker, II |
35,339,537 | 730,210 | 32,986,422 | |||
| Jeffrey P. Hughes |
33,678,827 | 2,390,920 | 32,986,422 | |||
| Stephen P. Jonas |
35,324,293 | 745,454 | 32,986,422 | |||
| Raymond A. Redlingshafer, Jr. |
35,443,280 | 626,467 | 32,986,422 | |||
| James A. Stern |
35,010,486 | 1,059,261 | 32,986,422 | |||
| David A. Tyson, PhD |
35,442,127 | 627,620 | 32,986,422 |
The results of the voting for the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011 were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 68,073,471 | 509,359 | 473,339 | 0 |
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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.
| CYPRESS SHARPRIDGE INVESTMENTS, INC. | ||||
| Date: May 13, 2011 | By: | /s/ Thomas A. Rosenbloom | ||
| Thomas A. Rosenbloom | ||||
| Secretary | ||||
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