UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 8, 2014
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Maryland | 000-52606 | 20-2985918 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 417-6500
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
On July 8, 2014, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders at The Island Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted in person or by proxy on (1) the election of the following individuals to the board of directors: Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., Peter McMillan III, Hank Adler, Barbara R. Cambon and Stuart A. Gabriel, Ph.D.; and (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.
All of the director nominees were elected. The number of votes cast for and votes withheld from each of the director nominees and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. | 73,004,435 | 8,334,211 | 27,063,316 | ||||||
| Peter McMillan III | 73,219,008 | 8,119,638 | 27,063,316 | ||||||
| Hank Adler | 73,273,499 | 8,065,147 | 27,063,316 | ||||||
| Barbara R. Cambon | 73,278,067 | 8,060,579 | 27,063,316 | ||||||
| Stuart A. Gabriel, Ph.D | 73,269,175 | 8,069,471 | 27,063,316 | ||||||
The appointment of E&Y was ratified. The results of the vote on the ratification of the appointment of E&Y as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Ratification of E&Y Appointment | 103,867,912 | 2,318,594 | 2,215,456 | — | ||||||||
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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.
| KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: July 10, 2014 | BY: | /s/ David E. Snyder | ||||
| David E. Snyder | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||