0001104659-13-039839.txt : 20130510 0001104659-13-039839.hdr.sgml : 20130510 20130510061902 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-13-039839 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130509 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921112 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 237768996 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13130 FILM NUMBER: 13831011 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY CITY: MALVERN STATE: PA ZIP: 19355 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106481700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY CITY: MALVERN STATE: PA ZIP: 19355 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROUSE & ASSOCIATES PROPERTY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000921113 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 232766549 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13132 FILM NUMBER: 13831012 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY CITY: MALVERN STATE: PA ZIP: 19355 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106481700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY CITY: MALVERN STATE: PA ZIP: 19355 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROUSE & ASSOCIATES LTD PART DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940331 8-K 1 a13-12096_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 9, 2013

 

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.)

 

500 Chesterfield Parkway

Malvern, PA

 

19355

(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)

 

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)).

 

 

 


 

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

 

On May 9, 2013, Liberty Property Trust (the “Trust”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At the meeting, the shareholders voted on (1) the election of eight trustees to hold office until 2014, (2) an advisory vote to approve the Trust’s named executive officers compensation and (3) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.  The voting results on these proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1.  Election of eight trustees to hold office until 2014.

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Frederick F. Buchholz

 

100,582,119

 

925,703

 

5,636,155

 

Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr.

 

100,657,577

 

850,245

 

5,636,155

 

Katherine Elizabeth Dietze

 

101,291,822

 

216,000

 

5,636,155

 

Daniel P. Garton

 

100,936,231

 

571,591

 

5,636,155

 

William P. Hankowsky

 

99,522,996

 

1,984,826

 

5,636,155

 

M. Leanne Lachman

 

100,785,880

 

721,942

 

5,636,155

 

David L. Lingerfelt

 

96,409,157

 

5,098,665

 

5,636,155

 

Stephen D. Steinour

 

99,799,371

 

1,708,451

 

5,636,155

 

 

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

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

98,682,050

 

1,286,553

 

1,539,219

 

5,636,155

 

 

Proposal 3.  Approval of the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

106,721,209

 

365,010

 

57,758

 

—

 

 

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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/ James J. Bowes

 

 

Name:

James J. Bowes

 

 

Title:

Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

LIBERTY PROPERTY

 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

By:

Liberty Property Trust, its sole

 

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ James J. Bowes

 

 

Name:

James J. Bowes

 

 

Title:

Secretary and General Counsel

 

Dated: May 10, 2013

 

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