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
3, 2012
AMERICAN
CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Maryland |
001-32265 |
760753089 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200
Austin, TX 78738
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (512) 732-1000
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
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 3, 2012, there were 74,675,197 common shares entitled to be voted; 67,991,637 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The stockholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
1. Election of six director nominees to hold office for a one-year term;
2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012; and
3. On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
The results of the stockholder votes are set forth below:
Board of Directors
Affirmative | Withheld | |||
William C. Bayless, Jr. | 65,473,336 | 80,260 | ||
R.D. Burck | 65,462,988 | 90,608 | ||
G. Steven Dawson | 64,490,593 | 1,063,003 | ||
Cydney C. Donnell | 65,468,445 | 85,151 | ||
Edward Lowenthal | 63,907,015 | 1,646,581 | ||
Winston W. Walker | 64,483,211 | 1,070,385 |
There were 2,438,041 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions | |||
67,518,643 | 460,201 | 12,793 |
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation
Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
62,102,491 | 3,435,464 | 15,641 | 2,438,041 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: |
May 7, 2012 |
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Jonathan A. Graf |
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Jonathan A. Graf |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial |
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Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |