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): September 14, 2017
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | | 001-36750 | | 20-5383745 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000
Plano, TX 75024
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(469) 250-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 September 14, 2017, Monogram Residential Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Monogram” or the “Company”), held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). Holders of 117,748,416 shares of the Company’s common stock, which represented approximately 70.5% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date of August 9, 2017, were represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting.
At the Special Meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals, which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2017. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions with respect to, the proposals voted upon at the Special Meeting are set forth below. There were no broker non-votes with respect to any of the proposals.
Proposal 1 - The Merger and the Other Transactions Contemplated by the Merger Agreement. To approve the merger (the “merger”) of Monogram with and into GS Monarch Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Acquisition Sub”), and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 4, 2017, by and among the Company, GS Monarch Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Acquisition Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Stockholders voted as follows:
For: | | 116,354,257 | |
Against: | | 312,600 | |
Abstain: | | 1,081,559 | |
Accordingly, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were approved. Stockholder action on a third proposal, to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of proposal 1 was not required and no vote was taken on that proposal.
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Payable in Connection with the Merger. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may become payable to the named executive officers of Monogram in connection with the merger. Stockholders voted as follows:
For: | | 43,812,784 | |
Against: | | 72,542,153 | |
Abstain: | | 1,393,479 | |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 14, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the stockholder votes at the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
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.
| MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TRUST, INC. |
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Date: September 14, 2017 | By: | /s/ Kevin Satter |
| | Kevin Satter |
| | Senior Legal Counsel and Secretary |
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