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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
PITTSBURGH & WEST VIRGINIA RAILROAD
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-5447 25-6002536
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
55 Edison Avenue, West Babylon, New York 11704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 750-0373
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
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SECTION 5: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad's (the "Trust") 2011 Annual
Meeting was held on May 26, 2011, at which time the shareholders acted
on the following proposals:
1) The election of the following trustees to serve until the Trust's
next annual meeting:
FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES
David. H. Lesser 618,144 84,200 686,618
Virgil E. Wenger 672,223 30,121 686,618
Patrick R. Haynes, III 658,629 43,715 686,618
William S. Susman 681,351 20,993 686,618
2) The ratification of Gibbons & Kawash, A.C. ("GK") as the Trust's
independent auditor for 2011.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Ratification of GK 1,361,594 23,133 4,235
SECTION 8: OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01
On June 1, 2011, the Trust released a press release announcing the
results of its 2011 Annual Meeting and the declaration of a cash
dividend of $ 0.10 per common share of beneficial interest payable
on June 30, 2011 to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2011.
A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press Release of Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad
dated June 1, 2011
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.
Date: June 1, 2011
PITTSBURGH & WEST VIRGINIA RAILROAD
By: /s/ David H. Lesser
Name: David H. Lesser
Title: CEO and Chairman