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): June 9, 2016
GTJ REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland | 333-1361100 | 20-5188065 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
60 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, New York 11552
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(516) 693-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 9, 2016 GTJ REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of stockholders in Uniondale, NY. As of April 22, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 13,867,477 shares issued and outstanding, of which 7,951,847 were present in person or represented by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
The Company’s stockholders re-elected three Class I directors to serve for a term of three years or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, by the following votes (with 16,917 broker non-votes):
Name | Voted For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
Harvey Schneider | 7,509,248 | 223,019 | 202,663 |
Douglas Cooper | 7,475,053 | 242,497 | 217,380 |
Joseph Barone | 7,445,256 | 250,977 | 238,697 |
The Company’s stockholders also voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 with 7,728,985 shares voting for and 23,753 shares voting against (199,109 shares abstaining and no broker non-votes).
Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 9, 2016, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock, with respect to the second quarter ending June 30, 2016 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2016, payable on or about July 15, 2016.
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.
| GTJ REIT, Inc.
By: /s/ Louis Sheinker Louis Sheinker, President and COO
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Date: June 14, 2016
