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, 2016

 

 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland		001-36834		47-2047728
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2101 L Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, D.C.				20037
(Address of Principal Executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 595-9500

 

 

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 Instructions A.2.):

 

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

 

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

 

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

On May 9, 2016, Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:

Proposal No. 1: The election of seven director nominees, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstentions
William C. Trimble, III		21,331,451		323,282		86,645
Darrell W. Crate		20,823,611		831,122		86,645
Michael P. Ibe		20,744,164		910,569		86,645
William H. Binnie		21,339,188		315,545		86,645
Cynthia A. Fisher		21,338,805		314,978		87,595
Emil W. Henry, Jr.		21,419,097		235,386		86,895
James E. Mead		21,338,688		316,045		86,645

There were 1,656,721 broker non-votes for each director nominee in connection with Proposal No. 1.

Proposal No. 2: The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
23,253,232		3,290		141,577

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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.

 

Date: May 12, 2016