Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (Form: 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 14, 2015

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 001-36041 26-4567130
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19104
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (215) 243-9000

Not Applicable
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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

At Independence Realty Trust, Inc.’s (“IRT”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2015, pursuant to the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement dated April 6, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”), the voting results were as follows:

  (a)   Proposal 1. Each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors as follows:

                                                                                 
Director       Votes For       Votes Against       Votes Abstain         Broker Non-Vote
Scott F. Schaeffer
            16,020,619                   91,787                   30,936                   12,151,483      
William C. Dunkelberg
            15,725,635                   378,872                   38,836                   12,151,482      
Robert F. McCadden
            15,599,154                   504,954                   39,235                   12,151,482      
DeForest B. Soaries
            15,718,428                   380,706                   44,209                   12,151,482      
Sharon M. Tsao
            15,788,346                   316,411                   38,586                   12,151,482    

(b)   Proposal 2. The proposal to approve the selection of KPMG LLP as IRT’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved as follows:

                     
                 
Votes for
            27,827,049      
Votes against
            427,254      
Votes abstain
            40,521      
Broker non-votes
            0      


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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.

         
    Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
          
May 15, 2015   By:   /s/ James J. Sebra
       
        Name: James J. Sebra
        Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer