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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 4, 2011
COGDELL SPENCER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   001-32649   20-3126457
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
4401 Barclay Downs Drive,
Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina
   
28209
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 940-2900
(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:
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ITEM 5.07  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 4, 2011, Cogdell Spencer Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel, Queen Victoria room, located at 5501 Carnegie Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28209. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The election of seven members to the board of directors, each to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.
                         
                    Broker  
    Votes For     Votes Withheld     Non-votes  
 
           
Raymond W. Braun
    38,090,984       1,447,002       4,875,438  
John R. Georgius
    36,729,275       2,808,711       4,875,438  
Richard B. Jennings
    38,211,924       1,326,062       4,875,438  
Christopher E. Lee
    35,210,118       4,327,868       4,875,438  
David J. Lubar
    37,919,910       1,618,076       4,875,438  
Richard C. Neugent
    37,797,990       1,739,996       4,875,438  
Randolph D. Smoak, Jr., M.D.
    36,547,852       2,990,134       4,875,438  
Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-votes
 
           
43,043,009   1,364,515   5,900  
Proposal 3. The approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-votes
             
33,094,779   6,399,884   43,323   4,875,438
Proposal 4. The approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of holding future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation.
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-votes
                 
35,898,591   450,371   3,053,892   135,132   4,875,438
In light of the Company’s stockholders’ vote on Proposal 4, the board of directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.

 

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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.
         
  COGDELL SPENCER INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles M. Handy    
    Charles M. Handy   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 
Dated: May 10, 2011

 

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