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 10, 2017

Simon Property Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

225 W. Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 636-1600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

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ITEM 5.07           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 10, 2017, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following business items which were set forth in the notice for the meeting:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors: a proposal to elect eleven (11) directors each for a one-year term ending at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including three (3) persons elected as directors by the voting trustees who vote the Class B common stock. All of the nominees for director received the requisite votes to be elected;

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation Advisory Votes:  a proposal requesting stockholders to express their preference on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation;

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:  a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement received in excess of 88.0% of the votes cast; and

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.

The vote tabulation for each proposal is as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

The voting trustees who vote the Company’s Class B common stock voted all 8,000 outstanding Class B shares for the election of the following three (3) persons as directors:

David Simon

Herbert Simon

Richard S. Sokolov

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation Advisory Votes

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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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.

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