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 12, 2016 |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-36041 | 26-4567130 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| Two Logan Square, 100 North 18th Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19103 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (215) 207-2100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) At Independence Realty Trust, Inc.’s (“IRT”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2016, pursuant to the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) dated March 31, 2016 filed March 31, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stockholders of IRT approved a proposal to amend and restate the IRT Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), including increasing the number of IRT’s shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the LTIP and extending the term of the LTIP, and to terminate the IRT Independent Directors Compensation Plan (the “IDCP Termination”). The description of the terms and conditions of the LTIP and the IDCP Termination set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption “PROPOSAL 3. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE LTIP AND THE TERMINATION OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS PLAN” is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the LTIP and the IDCP Termination are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At IRT’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2016 pursuant to the Proxy Statement, the voting results were as follows:
(a) Proposal 1. Each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors as follows:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott F. Schaeffer
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29,862,566 | 302,070 | 83,871 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William C. Dunkelberg |
29,694,291 |
463,530 |
90,686 |
12,170,527 |
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Robert F. McCadden
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29,572,591 | 589,532 | 86,384 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mack D. Pridgen III
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29,858,123 | 300,206 | 90,178 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard H. Ross
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29,877,784 | 278,333 | 92,390 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DeForest B. Soaries
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29,541,412 | 617,042 | 90,053 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sharon M. Tsao
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29,563,278 | 606,384 | 78,845 | 12,170,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Proposal 2. The proposal to approve the selection of KPMG LLP as IRT’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved as follows:
Votes for
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41,666,331 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Votes against
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625,478 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Votes abstain
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127,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Broker non-votes
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) Proposal 3. The proposal to amend and restate the LTIP and to terminate the IRT Independent Directors Compensation Plan was approved as follows:
Votes for
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28,503,828 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Votes against
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1,557,874 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Votes abstain
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186,805 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Broker non-votes
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12,170,527 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K are identified in the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page of this report. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | ||||
| May 17, 2016 | By: |
/s/ James J. Sebra
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| Name: James J. Sebra | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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10.1
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRT”) 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of May 12, 2016. | |
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10.2
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Termination of the IRT Independent Directors Compensation Plan as of May 12, 2016. |