Form 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 24, 2015

 

 

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 24, 2015, Equity Residential (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the proposals described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”). The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Trustees

All twelve of the nominees for Trustees were elected to serve for a one-year term which expires at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth below.

 

Nominee

   For      Withheld  

John W. Alexander

     317,112,131         3,570,334   

Charles L. Atwood

     317,967,447         2,715,018   

Linda Walker Bynoe

     315,859,605         4,822,860   

Mary Kay Haben

     319,576,511         1,105,954   

Bradley A. Keywell

     319,477,491         1,204,974   

John E. Neal

     319,994,604         687,861   

David J. Neithercut

     318,905,986         1,776,479   

Mark S. Shapiro

     316,109,024         4,573,441   

Gerald A. Spector

     311,396,120         9,286,345   

Stephen E. Sterrett

     320,000,931         681,534   

B. Joseph White

     316,828,707         3,853,758   

Samuel Zell

     307,785,066         12,897,399   

There were 10,147,091 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Auditor for 2015

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2015 was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth below.

 

For

     328,084,308   

Against

     2,486,316   

Abstain

     258,932   

Proposal 3 – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation in the Proxy Statement, by the votes set forth below.

 

For

     304,343,835   

Against

     15,846,419   

Abstain

     492,211   

Broker Non-Votes

     10,147,091   


Proposal 4 – Shareholder Proposal regarding Proxy Access

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the shareholder proposal regarding proxy access, by the votes set forth below.

 

For

  179,461,943   

Against

  140,706,616   

Abstain

  513,906   

Broker Non-Votes

  10,147,091   


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 25, 2015 By:

/s/ Bruce C. Strohm

Name: Bruce C. Strohm
Its: Executive Vice President and General Counsel