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 12, 2015 (June 10, 2015)
ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 54-1873198 | 001-34374 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | (Commission File Number) |
1001 Nineteenth Street North
Arlington, VA 22209
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(703) 373-0200
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 10, 2015. At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted on (i) the election of Eric F. Billings, Daniel J. Altobello, Daniel E. Berce, David W. Faeder, Peter A. Gallagher, Ralph S. Michael, III, Anthony P. Nader, III and J. Rock Tonkel, Jr. to the Company’s Board of Directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, and (ii) a proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. The shareholders elected all eight nominees for director and approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
The full results of the matters voted on at the annual meeting are set forth below:
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors:
|
Nominee for Director |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
| Eric F. Billings | 7,568,191 | 407,781 | 11,209,857 |
| Daniel J. Altobello | 7,553,616 | 422,356 | 11,209,857 |
| Daniel E. Berce | 7,498,030 | 477,942 | 11,209,857 |
| David W. Faeder | 7,561,703 | 414,269 | 11,209,857 |
| Peter A. Gallagher | 7,469,610 | 506,362 | 11,209,857 |
| Ralph S. Michael, III | 7,489,551 | 486,421 | 11,209,857 |
| Anthony P. Nader, III | 7,552,650 | 423,322 | 11,209,857 |
| J. Rock Tonkel, Jr. | 7,558,774 | 417,198 | 11,209,857 |
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 18,615,275 | 240,724 | 329,830 | * |
| * | No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal No. 2, due to the fact that the matter was considered “routine” under NYSE rules. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP. | |||
| Date: June 12, 2015 | |||
| By: | /s/ Richard E. Konzmann | ||
| Name: | Richard E. Konzmann | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||