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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | August 23, 2011 |
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | 000-50805 | 20-0138854 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas | | 77056-6118 |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________ (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (888) 220-6121 |
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. |
On August 23, 2011, Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (referred to herein as “Hines REIT” or the "Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the Company's stockholders (1) elected the seven nominees listed below to serve as directors for a term ending at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, and each will continue in office until his successor has been duly elected and qualifies, or until his earlier death, removal, resignation or retirement, and (2) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (collectively “Deloitte & Touche”) as Hines REIT's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
The voting results for each of the seven persons nominated to serve as directors are as follows:
| | For | Against | Authority Withheld or Abstained from Voting |
| Jeffrey C. Hines | 115,364,927 | — | 4,522,697 |
| C. Hastings Johnson | 115,437,689 | — | 4,449,935 |
| Charles M. Baughn | 115,407,891 | — | 4,479,733 |
| Thomas A. Hassard | 115,447,802 | — | 4,439,822 |
| Lee A. Lahourcade | 115,422,024 | — | 4,465,600 |
| Stanley D. Levy | 115,245,702 | — | 4,641,922 |
| Paul B. Murphy Jr. | 115,359,530 | — | 4,528,094 |
With respect to the proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche, stockholders holding 115,824,429 shares voted in favor of the proposal, stockholders holding 1,698,067 shares voted against the proposal and stockholders holding 2,365,128 shares abstained from voting on this proposal.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Charles Hazen, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hines REIT, made a presentation at the annual meeting of stockholders. The Company is making this presentation available to stockholders by furnishing the presentation as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits-
99.1 2011 Shareholder Meeting Presentation
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.
| | | HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. |
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| August 26, 2011 | | /s/ Ryan T. Sims | |
| | | Name: Ryan T. Sims |
| | | Title: Chief Accounting Officer |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | 2011 Shareholder Meeting Presentation, dated August 23, 2011 |
