UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number : 811-22116
RMR FUNDS SERIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
400 CENTRE STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02458
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Name and Address of Agent |
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Adam D. Portnoy, President |
| Thomas A. DeCapo, Esq. |
RMR Funds Series Trust |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
400 Centre Street |
| One Beacon Street |
Newton, Massachusetts 02458 |
| Boston, Massachusetts, 02108 |
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| Christina T. Simmons, Esq. |
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| State Street Bank and Trust Company |
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| 4 Copley Place, 5th Floor |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 02116 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 332-9530
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2008
Voting Record
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| RMR Real Estate Securities Fund |
Company |
| Acadia Realty Trust |
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Ticker: |
| AKR |
| Cusip: |
| 004239109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/14/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/31/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Kenneth F. Bernstein; 02-Douglas Crocker II; 03-Suzanne Hopgood; 04-Lorrence T. Kellar; 05-Wendy Luscombe; 06-William T. Spitz; 07-Lee S. Wielansky. |
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2.00 |
| The ratification of the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| ARE |
| Cusip: |
| 015271109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/22/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/31/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Joel S. Marcus; 02-James H. Richardson; 03-Richard B. Jennings; 04-John L. Atkins, III; Richard H. Klein; 06-Martin A. Simonetti; 07-Alan G. Walton. |
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2.00 |
| Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. |
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3.00 |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| AMB Property Corporation |
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Ticker: |
| SMB |
| Cusip: |
| 00163T109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/8/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/6/2008 |
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1.00 |
| 1A-Election of Director: T. Robert Burke; 1B-Election of Director: David A. Cole; 1C-Election of Director: Lydia H. Kennard; 1D-Election of Director: J. Michael Losh; 1E-Election of Director: Hamid R. Moghadam; 1F-Election of Director: Frederick W. Reid; 1G-Election of Director: Jeffrey L. Skelton; 1H-Election of Director: Thomas W. Tusher; 1I-Election of Director: Carl B. Webb. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of AMB Property Corporation for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| AVB |
| Cusip: |
| 053484101 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/21/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/7/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Bryce Blair; 02-Bruce A. Choate; 03-John J. Healy, Jr.; 04-Gilbert M. Meyer; 05-Timothy J. Naughton; 06-Lance R. Primis, 07-Peter S. Rummell; 08-H. Jay Sarles. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Boston Properties, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| BPX |
| Cusip: |
| 101121101 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/12/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/20/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Lawrence S. Bacow; 02-Zoe Baird; 03-Alan J. Patricof; 04-Martin Turchin. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Boston Properties, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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3.00 |
| To consider and act upon a stockholder proposal concerning the annual election of directors, if properly presented at the annual meeting. |
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| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| DLR |
| Cusip: |
| 253868202 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/5/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/6/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Richard A. Magnuson; 02-Michael F. Foust; 03-Laurence A. Chapman; 04-Kathleen Earley; 05-Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.; 06-Dennis E. Singleton. |
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2.00 |
| Ratifying the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ended December 31,2008. |
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| Douglas Emmett, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| DEI |
| Cusip: |
| 25960P109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/29/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 4/3/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Dan A. Emmett; 02-Jordan K. Kaplan; 03-Kenneth M. Panzer; 04-Leslie E. Bider; 05-Victor J. Coleman; 06-G. Selassie Mehreteab; 07-Thomas E. O’Hern; 08-Dr. Andrea Rich; 09-William Wilson III. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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Company |
| DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| DFT |
| Cusip: |
| 26613Q106 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/20/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/20/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Lamont J. Du Pont; 02-Hossein Fateh; 03-Mark Amin; 04-Michael A. Coke; 05-Thomas D. Eckert; 06-Frederic V. Malek; 07-John H. Toole. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2008 fiscal year. |
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Company |
| Equity Residential |
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Ticker: |
| EQR |
| Cusip: |
| 29476L107 |
Meeting Date: |
| 6/10/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/31/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Trustees to the Board. Nominees for Trustee: (01) John W. Alexander; (02) Charles L. Atwood; (03) Stephen O. Evans; (04) Boone A. Knox; (05) John E. Neal; (06) David J. Neithercut; (07) Desiree G. Rogers; (08) Sheli Z. Rosenberg; (09) Gerald A. Spector; (10) B. Joseph White; (11) Samuel Zell. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Essex Property Trust, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| ESS |
| Cusip: |
| 297178105 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/6/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 2/28/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-David W. Brady; 02-Robert E. Larson; 03-Michael J. Schall; 04-Willard H. Smith, Jr. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Federal Realty Investment Trust |
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Ticker: |
| FRT |
| Cusip: |
| 313747206 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/7/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/19/2008 |
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1.00 |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s). 1. Election of Directors - Nominees: 1a. Warren M Thompson; 1b. Donald C. Wood. |
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2.00 |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s). 2. Ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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3.00 |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s). 3. To consider a shareholder proposal to request that our Board of Trustees take the actions necessary to declassify our Board of Trustees if properly coming before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. |
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| General Growth Properties, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| GGP |
| Cusip: |
| 370021107 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/14/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/17/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Class II Directors. Nominees: 01) Matthew Bucksbaum; 02) Bernard Freibaum; 03) Beth Stewart. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the selection of independent public accountants. |
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3.00 |
| Stockholder proposal to declassify the Board of Directors. |
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| HCP, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| HCP |
| Cusip: |
| 40414L109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 4/24/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/10/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Robert R. Fanning, Jr.; 02-James F. Flaherty III; Christine N. Garvey; 04-David B. Henry; 05-Lauralee E. Martin; 06-Michael D. McKee; 07-Harold M. Messmer, Jr.; 08-Peter L. Rhein; 09-Kenneth B. Roath; 10-Richard M. Rosenberg; 11-Joseph P. Sullivan. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as HCP’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Healthcare Realty Trust |
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Ticker: |
| HR |
| Cusip: |
| 421946104 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/13/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/13/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-David R. Emery; 02-Batey M. Greesham, Jr.; 03-Dan S. Wilford. |
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2.00 |
| Proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. |
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| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| HST |
| Cusip: |
| 44107P104 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/14/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/27/2008 |
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1.00 |
| 1A-Election of Director: Robert M. Baylis; 1B- Election of Director: Terence C. Golden; 1C- Election of Director: Ann M. Korologos; 1D- Election of Director: Richard E. Marriott; 1E- Election of Director: Judith A. McHale; 1F-Election of Director: John B. Morse, Jr.; 1G-Election of Director: W. Edward Walter. |
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2.00 |
| Ratify appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors. |
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| Kilroy Realty Corporation |
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Ticker: |
| KRC |
| Cusip: |
| 49427F108 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/20/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/11/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Directors - Nominees: 01-John B. Kilroy, Sr.; 02-Edward F. Brennan, Ph.D.; 03-Scott S. Ingraham. |
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2.00 |
| Stockholder proposal. |
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| Kimco Realty Corporation |
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Ticker: |
| KIM |
| Cusip: |
| 49446R109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/13/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/17/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-M. Kimmel; 02-M. Cooper; 03-R. Dooley; 04-M. Flynn; 05-J. Grills; 06-D. Henry; 07-F. P. Hughes; 08-F. Lourenso; 09-R. Saltzman; 10-P. Coviello. |
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2.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for a proposal to approve a recommendation by the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, subject to option under the Company’s 1998 Equity Participation Plan be increased by 5,000,000. |
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3.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. |
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| Marriott International, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| MAR |
| Cusip: |
| 571903202 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/2/208 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/11/2008 |
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1.00 |
| 1A- Election of Director: J.W. Marriott, Jr.; 1B- Election of Director: John W. Marriott III; 1C- Election of Director: Mary K. Bush; 1D-Election of Director: Lawrence W. Kellner; 1E-Election of Director: Debra L. Lee; 1F-Election of Director: George Munoz; 1G-Election of Director: Steven S. Reinemund; 1H-Election of Director: Harry J. Pearce; 1I-Election of Director: William J. Shaw; 1J-Election of Director: Lawrence M. Small. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. |
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Company |
| ProLogis |
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Ticker: |
| PLD |
| Cusip: |
| 743410102 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/9/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/13/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Stephen L. Feinberg; 02-George L. Fotiades; 03-Christine N. Garvey; 04-Lawrence V. Jackson; 05-Donald P. Jacobs; 06-Jeffrey H. Schwartz; 07-D. Michael Steuert; 08-J. Andre Teixeira; 09-William D. Zollars; 10-Andrea M. Zulberti. |
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2.00 |
| Ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. |
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Company |
| Public Storage, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| PSA |
| Cusip: |
| 74460D109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/8/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/10/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Trustees: Nominees: 01) B. Wayne Hughes; 02) Ronald L. Havner, Jr.; 03) Harvey Lenkin; 04) Dann V. Angeloff; 05) William C. Baker; 06) John T. Evans; 07) Uri P. Harkham; 08) B. Wayne Hughes, Jr.; 09) Gary E. Pruitt; 10) Daniel C. Staton. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of Auditors. |
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Company |
| Regency Centers Corporation |
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Ticker: |
| REG |
| Cusip: |
| 758849103 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/6/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 2/26/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of directors nominated by the board of directors to serve until the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Nominees: 01) Martin E. Stein, Jr.; 02) Raymond L. Bank; 03) C. Ronald Blankenship; 04) A. R. Carpenter; 05) J. Dix Druce; 06) May Lou Fiala; 07) Bruce M. Johnson; 08) Douglas S. Luke; 08) John C. Schweitzer; 10) Thomas G. Wattles; 11) Terry N. Worrell. |
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2.00 |
| Reapproval of performance goals under the Company’s Long-Term Omnibus Plan. |
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3.00 |
| Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| SPG |
| Cusip: |
| 828806109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/8/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/7/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Directors - Nominees: 01) Birch Bayh; 02) Melyvn E. Bergstein; 03) Linda Walker Bynoe; 04) Karen N. Horn; 05) Reuben S. Leibowitz; 06) J. Albert Smith, Jr.; 07) Pieter S. van den Berg. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. |
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3.00 |
| To approve the amended Simon Property Group, L.P. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan. |
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4.00 |
| The stockholder proposal to adopt a “pay for superior performance principle (sic).” |
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| SL Green Realty Corp. |
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Ticker: |
| SLG |
| Cusip: |
| 78440X101 |
Meeting Date: |
| 6/25/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 4/4/208 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Marc Holliday; 02-John S. Levy. |
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2.00 |
| To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. |
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3.00 |
| To approve and ratify the adoption of our 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in order to increase the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to such plan. |
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| Taubman Centers, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| TCO |
| Cusip: |
| 876664103 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/29/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 4/7/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: 01-Ronald W. Tysoe*; 02-Robert S. Taubman**; 03-Lisa A. Payne**; 04-William U. Parfet**. Note: * = Two-year Term; ** = Three-year Term. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. |
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3.00 |
| Approval of the 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
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4.00 |
| Shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors take the necessary steps to declassify the Board of Directors. |
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| Ventas, Inc. |
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Ticker: |
| VTR |
| Cusip: |
| 92276F100 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/19/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/24/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of Directors: to election eight (8) directors to terms expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Nominees: (01) Debra A. Cafaro; (02) Douglas Crocker II; (03) Ronald G. Geary; (04) Jay M. Gellert; (05) Robert D. Reed; (06) Sheli Z. Rosenberg; (07) James D. Shelton; (08) Thomas C. Theobald. |
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2.00 |
| Director’s Proposal: to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2008. |
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3.00 |
| Director’s Proposal: to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the Board’s ability to grant waivers from the constructive ownership limitation in Article X thereof relating to Ventas’ status as a qualified real estate investment trust under U.S. federal income tax law. |
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| Vornado Realty Trust |
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Ticker: |
| VNO |
| Cusip: |
| 929042109 |
Meeting Date: |
| 5/15/2008 |
| Record Date: |
| 3/14/2008 |
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1.00 |
| Election of trustees each for a term ending at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2011 and until his successor is duly elected and qualified: Nominees: 01) Anthony W. Deering; 02) Michael Lynne; 03) Robert H. Smith; 04) Ronald G. Targan. |
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2.00 |
| Ratification of selection of independent registered public accounting firm. |
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3.00 |
| Shareholder proposal regarding majority voting for trustees. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RMR Funds Series Trust
/s/ Adam D. Portnoy |
| /s/ Mark L. Kleifges |
Adam D. Portnoy | Mark L. Kleifges | |
President | Treasurer |
Date: August 27, 2008