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): June 2, 2011 (June 1, 2011)

 

U-STORE-IT TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-32324

 

20-1024732

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

460 E. Swedesford Road, Suite 3000

 

 

Wayne, Pennsylvania

 

19087

(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(610) 293-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 1, 2011, U-Store-It Trust held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At the meeting, the shareholders voted on: (1) the election of seven trustees, (2) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011, (3) a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the compensation of our named executive officers and (4) a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.  The voting results on these proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Seven Trustees

 

Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

William M. Diefenderfer III

 

75,400,400

 

972,725

 

12,331,830

 

Piero Bussani

 

75,436,540

 

936,585

 

12,331,830

 

Dean Jernigan

 

76,272,840

 

100,285

 

12,331,830

 

Marianne M. Keler

 

76,237,817

 

135,308

 

12,331,830

 

David J. LaRue

 

76,259,852

 

113,273

 

12,331,830

 

John F. Remondi

 

75,400,200

 

972,925

 

12,331,830

 

Jeffrey F. Rogatz

 

76,278,586

 

94,539

 

12,331,830

 

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

87,631,281

 

1,009,127

 

65,547

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of our named executive officers

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

73,990,156

 

2,272,929

 

110,040

 

12,331,830

 

 

Proposal 4: Advisory, non-binding vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

62,098,543

 

2,013,049

 

11,532,258

 

729,275

 

12,331,830

 

 

Consistent with the greatest number of votes cast on this proposal, our Board of Trustees has determined to include in our proxy materials an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers.

 

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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.

 

 

 

U-STORE-IT TRUST

 

 

 

By:

/s/Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Senior Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

Date:  June 2, 2011

 

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