WSR 8-K Results of Annual Mtg (2015-05)


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): May 13, 2015 (May 11, 2015)

Whitestone REIT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
 
001-34855
 
76-0594970
 
 
 
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
 
(Commission
 File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

2600 South Gessner, Suite 500
 
 
Houston, TX
 
77063
 
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(713) 827-9595
 
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Whitestone REIT (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on each of the proposals presented, which are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2015. Holders of 19,836,067 of the Company’s common shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following are the voting results on each proposal presented to the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: Election of Trustees

The following individuals were elected as trustees to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

Trustee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
James C. Mastandrea
11,474,755
2,351,478
6,009,834
Jack L. Mahaffey
13,414,249
411,984
6,009,834

Paul T. Lambert will continue to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Daryl J. Carter and Donald F. Keating will continue to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the selection of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
19,568,020
209,293
58,754

Proposal 3: Shareholder Proposal

The shareholder proposal relating to a recommendation to change the voting standard for trustee elections was not approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
4,540,501
9,042,608
243,117
6,009,841







SIGNATURE

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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whitestone REIT  
Date: May 13, 2015 
 
By:  
/s/ David K. Holeman 
 
 
 
David K. Holeman 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer