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 20, 2016
GETTY REALTY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-13777 | 11-3412575 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York | 11753-1681 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (516) 478-5400
Not Applicable
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. |
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 19, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Elected the following nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualify:
| VOTES CAST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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| FOR | AGAINST | |||||||||||||||
| Leo Liebowitz |
24,523,087 | 519,535 | 35,635 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
| Milton Cooper |
24,503,866 | 539,286 | 35,105 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
| Philip E. Coviello |
24,379,410 | 558,745 | 140,102 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher J. Constant |
24,849,641 | 89,179 | 139,437 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
| Richard E. Montag |
24,837,050 | 100,930 | 140,277 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
| Howard Safenowitz |
24,079,226 | 784,787 | 214,244 | 6,311,938 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory (Non-binding) Vote on Executive Compensation (Say-On-Pay)
Approved, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the proxy statement (“Say on Pay”) for the Annual Meeting. There were 24,041,514 votes cast for the proposal, 599,236 votes cast against the proposal, 437,507 abstentions and 6,311,938 broker non-votes.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. There were 31,035,204 votes cast for the appointment, 336,128 votes cast against the appointment, 18,863 abstentions and no broker non-votes.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| GETTY REALTY CORP. | ||||||
| Date: May 20, 2016 |
By: |
/s/ Danion Fielding | ||||
| Danion Fielding | ||||||
| Vice President, Chief | ||||||
| Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||