8-K 1 a13-13115_18k.htm 8-K

 

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 20, 2013

 

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland

1-12993

95-4502084

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

385 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 299

91101

Pasadena, California

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (626) 578-0777

 

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N/A

(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:

 

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

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”) on May 20, 2013.  At the 2013 Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 57,993,219 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing stockholders entitled to cast approximately 91% of the total outstanding eligible votes and constituting a quorum.  Set forth below are the voting results for the three proposals considered and voted upon at the 2013 Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2013 (the “2013 Proxy Statement”):

 

1.         Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected, by the votes indicated below, each of the following seven persons to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify:

 

 

Director

 

For

 

Withheld 

 

Joel S. Marcus

 

55,150,810

 

1,566,295

 

Richard B. Jennings

 

41,172,328

 

15,544,777

 

John L. Atkins, III

 

47,773,364

 

8,943,741

 

Maria C. Freire

 

56,366,387

 

350,718

 

Richard H. Klein

 

47,658,697

 

9,058,408

 

James H. Richardson

 

55,794,513

 

922,592

 

Martin A. Simonetti

 

56,201,701

 

515,404

 

 

Broker non-votes (proxies that are uninstructed on a proposal and submitted by brokers or other nominees who lack discretionary authority to vote on the proposal absent instructions from the beneficial owner of shares of stock) totaled 1,276,114 for each director nominee.

 

2.         Ratification of Appointment of Independent Public Registered Accountants

 

The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. 57,193,049 votes were cast “for” the ratification, 787,636 votes were cast “against” the ratification and 12,534 votes abstained.  Additionally, there were no broker non-votes for this proposal.

 

3.                                    Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders voted upon, on a non-binding, advisory basis, whether to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2013 Proxy Statement.  4,939,963 votes were cast “for” the approval, 51,758,336 votes were cast “against” the approval and 18,806 votes abstained.  Additionally, there were 1,276,114 broker non-votes for this proposal.

 


 

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.

 

 

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:   May 22, 2013

By:

/s/ Dean A. Shigenaga

 

 

 

Dean A. Shigenaga

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer