UNITED STATES

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2012 (May 15, 2012)

 

 

HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

MARYLAND   001-11852   62-1507028

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File

Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 269-8175

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 73,052,653.787 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 93.72% of the total outstanding eligible votes. The proposals considered at the Annual Meeting were voted on as follows:

 

1. The following individuals were elected to serve as Class 1 directors for three-year terms or until their successors have been elected and take office.

 

     Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Errol L. Biggs, Ph.D.

     56,811,625.426         9,423,809.361         6,817,219.0   

Charles Raymond Fernandez, M.D.

     56,926,683.153         9,308,751.634         6,817,219.0   

Bruce D. Sullivan, CPA

     57,895,471.426         8,339,963.361         6,817,219.0   

The following Class 2 and Class 3 directors continued in office following the meeting:

 

     Term Expires

Edwin B. Morris III

   2013

John Knox Singleton

   2013

Roger O. West

   2013

David R. Emery

   2014

Batey M. Gresham, Jr.

   2014

Dan S. Wilford

   2014

 

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast in Favor

 

Votes Cast Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
72,033,423.548     791,926.889        227,303.350        0   

 

3. The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s compensation of its executive officers by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast in Favor

 

Votes Cast Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
65,215,615.289     918,389.981        101,429.517        6,817,219.0   


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.

 

HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
By:  

/s/ Scott W. Holmes

  Scott W. Holmes
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 18, 2012