UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2020
KBS GROWTH & INCOME REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Maryland | 000-56050 | 472778257 | ||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 417-6500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| None | N/A | N/A | ||||||
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).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On March 4, 2020, KBS Growth & Income REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders at the offices of KBS, 800 Newport Center Drive, First Floor, Suite 140 Conference Center, Newport Beach, California 92660. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders were asked to vote in person or by proxy on (1) the election of the following individuals to the board of directors: Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., George R. Bravante, Jr., Jon D. Kline and Keith P. Russell; and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.
All of the director nominees were elected. The number of votes cast for and votes withheld from each of the director nominees and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. | 3,776,632 | 1,898,127 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| George R. Bravante, Jr. | 3,791,473 | 1,883,286 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Jon D. Kline | 3,770,567 | 1,904,192 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Keith P. Russell | 3,766,151 | 1,908,608 | — | |||||||||||||||||
The appointment of E&Y was ratified. The results of the vote on the ratification of the appointment of E&Y as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratification of E&Y Appointment | 5,326,236 | 233,806 | 114,717 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| KBS GROWTH & INCOME REIT, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Dated: March 5, 2020 | BY: | /s/ Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||||||||||||