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):
June 12, 2014
CHAMBERS STREET PROPERTIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-31717 (Commission File Number) | 56-2466617 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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47 Hulfish Street, Suite 210
Princeton, NJ (Address of principal executive offices) | 08542 (Zip Code) |
609-683-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
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At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held on June 12, 2014, shareholders holding 208,529,510 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 (the “Common Shares”) (being the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting), or 87.98%, of the Company’s 237,010,447 outstanding Common Shares as of the record date for the meeting, attended the meeting or were represented by proxy. The Company’s shareholders voted on three matters presented at the meeting, each of which is discussed in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement and which received the requisite number of votes to pass. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results of the shareholders’ votes were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: Election of Trustees
At the annual meeting, seven trustees were elected for terms expiring in 2015, with the votes as follows:
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| Trustee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Charles E. Black | | 90,241,158 | | 1,166,955 | | 117,121,397 |
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| Mark W. Brugger | | 90,447,809 | | 960,304 | | 117,121,397 |
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| Jack A. Cuneo | | 90,331,746 | | 1,076,367 | | 117,121,397 |
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| James L. Francis | | 90,354,244 | | 1,053,869 | | 117,121,397 |
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| James M. Orphanides | | 90,314,444 | | 1,093,669 | | 117,121,397 |
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| Martin A. Reid | | 89,361,884 | | 2,046,229 | | 117,121,397 |
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| Louis P. Salvatore | | 90,375,695 | | 1,032,418 | | 117,121,397 |
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Proposal No. 2: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the annual meeting, the votes on a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation were as follows:
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| | | For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Total Common Shares | | 86,967,566 | | 3,123,292 | | 1,317,255 |
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Proposal No. 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
At the annual meeting, the shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, with the votes as follows:
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| | | For | | Against | | Abstentions |
| Total Common Shares | | 206,544,057 | | 909,582 | | 1,075,871 |
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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.
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| | Chambers Street Properties |
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| Date: June 16, 2014 | /S/ Martin A. Reid |
| | Martin A. Reid |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
