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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 2, 2023

ACADIA REALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

1-12002

 

23-2715194

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

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

 

411 Theodore Fremd Avenue

Suite 300

Rye, New York 10580

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(914) 288-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share

AKR

The New York Stock Exchange

 

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

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2023, Acadia Realty Trust (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

On the same day, the Company made available supplemental reporting information regarding the financial results, operations and portfolio of the Company as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. A copy of the supplemental reporting information is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information included in this Item 2.02, including the information included in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is intended to be “furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02, and is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Sections 11 and 12 (a)(2) of the Securities Act.

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

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 4, 2023. Shareholders representing 90,009,969 common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”), or 94.57%, of the Common Shares outstanding as of the March 7, 2023 record date, either participated or were represented at the Annual meeting by proxy.

The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Shares (“Shareholders”). The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 24, 2023.

The following table sets forth the final voting results of the proposals.

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Trustees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 1a - Election of Trustee: Kenneth F. Bernstein

 

87,576,623

 

433,824

 

3,538

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1b - Election of Trustee: Douglas Crocker II

 

86,044,720

 

1,965,942

 

3,323

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1c - Election of Trustee: Mark A. Denien

 

87,694,890

 

314,735

 

4,360

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1d - Election of Trustee: Kenneth A. McIntyre

 

86,798,340

 

1,211,391

 

4,254

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1e - Election of Trustee: William T. Spitz

 

83,757,595

 

4,252,044

 

4,346

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1f - Election of Trustee: Lynn C. Thurber

 

87,400,994

 

608,753

 

4,238

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1g - Election of Trustee: Lee S. Wielansky

 

85,233,353

 

2,776,258

 

4,374

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1h - Election of Trustee: Hope B. Woodhouse

 

87,059,099

 

950,551

 

4,335

 

1,995,984

Proposal 1i - Election of Trustee: C. David Zoba

 

76,158,670

 

11,851,065

 

4,250

 

1,995,984

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023

 

89,037,630

 

961,138

 

11,201

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Proposal No. 3: Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

82,470,251

 

5,508,153

 

35,581

 

1,995,984

 

 


 

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Proposal No. 4: Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2020 Share Incentive Plan

 

82,446,745

 

5,535,351

 

31,889

 

1,995,984

 

 

 

One-Year

 

Two-Year

 

Three-Year

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Proposal No. 5: Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval on Frequency of Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

84,607,211

 

3,718

 

3,379,523

 

23,533

 

1,995,984

In accordance with the Board’s recommendation as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and consistent with the stated preference of the Company’s shareholders, the Board has determined that future advisory shareholder votes on executive compensation will be conducted on an annual basis, until the next advisory vote on this matter is held.

 


 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 Description

99.1

Press release dated May 2, 2023

99.2

Supplemental Reporting Information as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2023

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.)

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

ACADIA REALTY TRUST

Dated:

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John Gottfried

 

 

Name:

 

John Gottfried

May 5, 2023

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer