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, 2016
URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | No. 001-36523 | 47-6311266 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
888 Seventh Avenue | ||
New York, NY 10019 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (212) 956-2556 |
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 13, 2016, Urban Edge Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). As of March 16, 2016, the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were 99,378,266 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), outstanding and entitled to vote. Of the Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting, 90,952,083 or approximately 91.52% of the Shares were present or represented by proxy. There were four matters presented and voted on. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on and the voting results with respect to each such matter.
Proposal 1. Election of two nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees until the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2018 and until their successors are duly elected.
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Steven H. Grapstein | 86,841,407 | 708,626 | 3,402,050 | |||
Amy B. Lane | 85,805,065 | 1,744,968 | 3,402,050 | |||
Proposal 2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.
For | Against | Abstain | ||||
Votes Cast | 90,742,815 | 170,295 | 38,973 | |||
Proposal 3. Non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Votes Cast | 83,042,447 | 4,460,736 | 46,850 | 3,402,050 | ||||
Proposal 4. Non-binding proposal regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||||
Votes Cast | 77,038,388 | 45,228 | 10,320,860 | 3,402,050 | ||||
In addition to the two nominees who were re-elected at the Meeting to serve on the Company's Board of Trustees, Jeffrey S. Olson, Michael A. Gould, Steve Guttman, Kevin P. O'Shea and Steven Roth continue to serve as Trustees after the Meeting.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: May 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Robert C. Milton III |
Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||