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 24, 2011
BRE PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in 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, CA 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 May 24, 2011 at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BRE Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), the shareholders of the Company approved the three 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 24, 2011.
Proposal No. I Election of Directors for a one-year term:
| FOR | WITHHELD/ ABSTAINED |
BROKER NON- VOTE | ||||
| Irving F. Lyons, III | 54,089,010 | 133,185 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Paula F. Downey | 54,061,051 | 161,144 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Christopher J. McGurk | 54,081,846 | 140,349 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Matthew T. Medeiros | 54,084,647 | 137,548 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Constance B. Moore | 54,087,490 | 134,706 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Jeanne R. Myerson | 54,086,572 | 135,623 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Jeffrey T. Pero | 54,070,615 | 151,581 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Thomas E. Robinson | 54,090,350 | 131,846 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Dennis E. Singleton | 54,071,927 | 150,269 | 6,167,523 | |||
| Thomas P. Sullivan | 54,097,606 | 124,589 | 6,167,523 |
Proposal No. II Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors for the year ended December 31, 2011:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD/ |
BROKER | |||
| 59,847,392 | 479,257 | 63,070 | 0 |
Proposal No. III To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the named executive officers of the company:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD/ |
BROKER | |||
| 53,786,205 | 274,819 | 161,171 | 6,167,523 |
Proposal No. IV To recommend, by non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation:
| 1 YR |
2 YR |
3 YR |
WITHHELD/ |
BROKER | ||||
| 46,344,136 | 85,621 | 7,736,620 | 55,818 | 6,167,523 |
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.
Date: May 25, 2011
| BRE PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Kerry Fanwick | |
| Kerry Fanwick, Esq. | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||