CNS-8K-5.7.15 2015 Annual Shareholder Meeting


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 7, 2015
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Cohen & Steers, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
001-32236
14-1904657
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

280 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 832-3232

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

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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 7, 2015, Cohen & Steers, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, each shareholder of record of common stock of the Company on March 13, 2015 was entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each shareholder was entitled to one vote per share of common stock. A total of 42,485,523 shares of common stock (93.6% of all such shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected the six director nominees to the board of directors of the Company to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and (iii) approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  Set forth below are the final voting results with respect to each matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

(i)
Election of nominees for director:
 
Aggregate Votes

Nominees
 

For
 

Against
 

Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Martin Cohen
 
39,172,718
 
419,507
 
4,007
 
2,889,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert H. Steers
 
39,491,494
 
100,731
 
4,007
 
2,889,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peter L. Rhein
 
39,482,039
 
108,564
 
5,629
 
2,889,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard P. Simon
 
38,888,257
 
702,276
 
5,699
 
2,889,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edmond D. Villani
 
39,484,958
 
105,621
 
5,653
 
2,889,291
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frank T. Connor
 
39,490,150
 
100,228
 
5,854
 
2,889,291

(ii)
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:
Aggregate Votes
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
42,230,119
 
247,846
 
7,558
 
N/A


(iii)
Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
Aggregate Votes
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
36,702,523
 
2,877,524
 
16,185
 
2,889,291






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.

 
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
(Registrant)


Date: May 11, 2015
By:
/s/ Adam Johnson
 
 
Name: Adam Johnson
Title: Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary