8-K 1 a19-10778_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 29, 2019

 

LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST

LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

 

Maryland
Pennsylvania

 

1-13130
1-13132

 

23-7768996
23-2766549

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

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

 

650 E. Swedesford Road
Wayne, PA

 

19087

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrants’ telephone, including area code:   (610) 648-1700

 

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each
exchange on which registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value

 

LPT

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

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):

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Section Act (17 CFR 230.425).

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b)).

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c)).

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 

 

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

 

On May 29, 2019, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Liberty Property Trust (the “Trust”), the shareholders of the Trust voted on (1) the election of ten trustees to hold office until 2020, (2) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Trust’s named executive officers and (3) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.  The voting results on these proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1.  Election of ten trustees to hold office until 2020.

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr.

 

115,671,886

 

5,925,773

 

5,137,342

 

Katherine Elizabeth Dietze

 

118,653,613

 

2,944,046

 

5,137,342

 

Antonio F. Fernandez

 

118,771,245

 

2,826,414

 

5,137,342

 

Daniel P. Garton

 

114,324,244

 

7,273,415

 

5,137,342

 

Robert G. Gifford

 

118,937,237

 

2,660,422

 

5,137,342

 

William P. Hankowsky

 

115,329,529

 

6,268,130

 

5,137,342

 

David L. Lingerfelt

 

116,264,877

 

5,332,782

 

5,137,342

 

Marguerite M. Nader

 

119,569,260

 

2,028,399

 

5,137,342

 

Lawrence D. Raiman

 

120,870,782

 

726,877

 

5,137,342

 

Fredric J. Tomczyk

 

119,608,198

 

1,989,461

 

5,137,342

 

 

Proposal 2.  Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Trust’s named executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

114,376,275

 

6,862,061

 

359,323

 

5,137,342

 

 

Proposal 3.  Approval of the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

121,694,984

 

4,898,252

 

141,765

 

0

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Herman C. Fala

 

 

Name:

Herman C. Fala

 

 

Title:

Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

LIBERTY PROPERTY

 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

By:

Liberty Property Trust, its sole

 

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Herman C. Fala

 

 

Name:

Herman C. Fala

 

 

Title:

Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 30, 2019

 

 

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