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

May 9, 2019 (May 8, 2019)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.:

 

Maryland		1-13102		36-3935116
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

First Industrial, L.P.:

 

Delaware		333-21873		36-3924586
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

(312) 344-4300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Registrant		Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Exchange on Which Registered
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.		Common Stock		FR		NYSE

 

 

 

Item 5.07:

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 8, 2019. Of the 126,491,954 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the March 15, 2019 record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 117,796,230 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. Results of votes with respect to proposals submitted at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

 

a.

To elect the eight directors listed below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company’s stockholders voted to elect the eight nominees to serve as directors. Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows:

 

NOMINEE		For		Against		Abstain
Peter E. Baccile		111,637,970		488,839		90,467
Matthew S. Dominski		110,994,232		1,131,778		91,266
Bruce W. Duncan		109,126,649		2,886,860		203,767
H. Patrick Hackett, Jr.		110,947,801		1,178,587		90,888
Denise A. Olsen		111,954,257		176,851		86,168
John Rau		109,297,754		2,828,522		91,000
L. Peter Sharpe		111,429,424		699,441		88,411
W. Ed Tyler		111,122,868		1,006,047		88,161

There were 5,578,954 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee.

 

b.

To approve, on an advisory (i.e. non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve this proposal with 108,155,433 votes “For” and 3,910,626 votes “Against”. There were 151,217 abstentions and 5,578,954 broker non-votes with respect to such proposal.

 

c.

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve this proposal with 115,989,386 votes “For” and 1,689,673 votes “Against”. There were 117,171 abstentions and no broker non-votes with respect to such proposal.

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 9, 2019