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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2015
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Gladstone Commercial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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001-33097
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02-0681276
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(IRS Employer
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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| 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 | ||||
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McLean, Virginia
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22102
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800
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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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ 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 May 7, 2015, Gladstone Commercial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted and approved each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2015.
Proposal 1: The election of three directors to hold office until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Terry L. Brubaker
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8,041,649
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683,043
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8,633,819
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Caren D. Merrick
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8,565,563
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159,129
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8,633,819
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Walter H. Wilkinson, Jr.
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8,358,391
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366,301
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8,633,819
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The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
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David Gladstone | ||
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Paul W. Adelgren
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| John H. Outland |
The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
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Michela A. English | ||
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Anthony W. Parker
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Proposal 2: To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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17,150,905
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166,256
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41,350
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Gladstone Commercial Corporation
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(Registrant)
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/s/ Danielle Jones
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May 11, 2015
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(Danielle Jones, Chief Financial Officer)
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