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 16, 2012 |
UDR, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 1-10524 | 54-0857512 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200, Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 80129 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (720) 283-6120 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Meeting) on May 16, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Companys stockholders voted on the election of eight nominated directors to serve for the ensuing year, a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012, and a resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers.
As of March 19, 2012, the record date for the Meeting, there were 224,999,236 shares of the Companys common stock, 2,803,812 shares of its Series E preferred stock, and 2,534,846 shares of its Series F preferred stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Meeting. At the meeting, all of the eight directors were elected and all of the matters submitted for approval were approved. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Companys stockholders at the Meeting.
1. At the Meeting, the Companys stockholders elected, by the vote indicated below, the following eight persons as directors of the Company, each to serve as such until the Companys annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2013, or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Katherine A. Cattanach |
189,747,455 | 1,021,606 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Eric J. Foss |
189,682,701 | 1,086,360 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Robert P. Freeman |
189,063,280 | 1,705,781 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Jon A. Grove |
189,219,030 | 1,550,031 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
James D. Klingbeil |
188,756,459 | 2,012,602 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Lynne B. Sagalyn |
189,045,368 | 1,723,693 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Mark J. Sandler |
187,375,772 | 3,393,289 | -0- | 15,734,755 | ||||||||||||
Thomas W. Toomey |
189,945,643 | 823,418 | -0- | 15,734,755 |
2. At the Meeting, the stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012, by the vote indicated below:
Votes For
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
187,171,252
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19,106,497 | 226,067 | n/a |
3. At the Meeting, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers, as disclosed in the companys Proxy Statement for the Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Votes For
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
179,143,211
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1,893,977 | 9,731,873 | 15,734,755 |
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.
UDR, Inc. | ||||
May 16, 2012 | By: |
Warren L. Troupe
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Name: Warren L. Troupe | ||||
Title: Senior Executive Vice President |