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 17, 2012

 

 

APPLE REIT EIGHT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

         
Virginia   000-53175   20-8268625

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

     
814 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia   23219
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(804) 344-8121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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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Apple REIT Eight, Inc. (which is referred to below as the “Company”) is filing this report in accordance with Item 5.07 of Form 8-K.

 

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

On May 17, 2012, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders considered: 1) the election of the two director nominees named in the proxy statement; 2) an advisory resolution to approve the allocated compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and 3) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The Company’s shareholders voted as follows on these matters:

 

1. Shareholders elected the two director nominees named in the proxy statement with the following votes:

 

                                 

NOMINEE

  FOR     WITHHELD         BROKER
NON-
VOTES
   
Robert M. Wily     20,961,571       1,447,890           70,912,299    
Michael S. Waters     20,915,925       1,493,536           70,912,299    

 

 

 

2. Shareholders approved the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with the following votes:

 

             

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-

VOTES

18,066,058   3,322,492   1,020,911   70,912,299

 

 

3. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  This proposal received the following votes:      
             

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-

VOTES

92,026,496   772,381   522,883   0


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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.

 

     
    Apple REIT Eight, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Glade M. Knight
   

Glade M. Knight,

Chief Executive Officer

     
   

May 23, 2012

 



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