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

 

 

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   1-6300   23-6216339

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  19102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 875-0700

 

(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:

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On June 2, 2011, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders and the voting results were as follows:

1. The Company’s shareholders reelected the following nominees as trustees, each to hold office until the Annual Meeting to be held in the spring of 2012 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and have qualified, by the vote set forth below:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non Votes

Dorrit J. Bern

  38,055,359   447,253   11,330,455

Stephen B. Cohen

  37,576,735   925,877   11,330,455

Joseph F. Coradino

  37,824,978   677,634   11,330,455

M. Walter D’Alessio

  37,538,644   963,968   11,330,455

Edward A. Glickman

  37,826,549   676,063   11,330,455

Leonard I. Korman

  37,536,352   966,260   11,330,455

Ira M. Lubert

  38,072,759   429,853   11,330,455

Donald F. Mazziotti

  38,069,730   432,882   11,330,455

Mark E. Pasquerilla

  36,517,689   1,984,923   11,330,455

John J. Roberts

  37,562,642   939,970   11,330,455

George F. Rubin

  37,813,572   689,040   11,330,455

Ronald Rubin

  37,643,077   859,535   11,330,455

2. That Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the overall compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and the voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non Votes

36,754,395

  1,442,944   305,273   11,330,455

 

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3. The Company’s shareholders voted, on a nonbinding advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation annually, and the voting results were as follows:

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non Votes

33,039,116

  381,194   4,917,586   164,716   11,330,455

Based on these results and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Trustees, the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the named executive officers, subject to change by further action of the Board of Trustees.

4. The Company’s shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as the Trust’s independent auditors for 2011, and the voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non Votes

49,403,532

  245,383   184,152   0

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.

 

    PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Date: June 3, 2011     By:   /s/ Bruce Goldman
      Bruce Goldman
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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