8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): June 12, 2014

 

 

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-12252   13-3675988

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

Two North Riverside Plaza

Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois

  60606
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312) 474-1300

Not applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 12, 2014, Equity Residential (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders:

 

    Elected all eleven nominees for Trustees to a one-year term;

 

    Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for 2014; and

 

    On an advisory basis, approved the executive compensation set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”).

The following are the final voting results for each of the three proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1 – Election of Trustees:

 

Nominee

   For      Withheld  

John W. Alexander

     314,619,058         5,327,715   

Charles L. Atwood

     314,631,650         5,315,123   

Linda Walker Bynoe

     313,212,094         6,734,679   

Mary Kay Haben

     316,514,028         3,432,745   

Bradley A. Keywell

     316,711,398         3,235,375   

John E. Neal

     314,887,986         5,058,787   

David J. Neithercut

     318,149,511         1,797,262   

Mark S. Shapiro

     313,051,248         6,895,525   

Gerald A. Spector

     313,968,202         5,978,571   

B. Joseph White

     314,652,270         5,294,503   

Samuel Zell

     310,329,855         9,616,918   

There were 10,544,700 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP:

 

For

     324,817,781   

Against

     5,453,328   

Abstain

     220,364   

Proposal 3 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the executive compensation in the Proxy Statement:

 

For

     191,452,331   

Against

     128,033,476   

Abstain

     460,966   

Broker Non-Votes

     10,544,700   


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.

 

    EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Date: June 12, 2014     By:   /s/ Bruce C. Strohm
    Name:   Bruce C. Strohm
    Its:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel