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): May 12, 2011
Apple REIT Nine, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Virginia | | 000-53603 | | 26-1379210 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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| 814 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia | | 23219 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(804) 344-8121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Apple REIT Nine, Inc. (which is referred to below as the “Company”) is filing this report in accordance with Item 5.07 of Form 8-K.
| ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 12, 2011, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders considered: 1) the approval of the minutes from the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 6, 2010; 2) the election of the two director nominees named in the proxy statement; 3) an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and 4) on an advisory basis the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Company’s shareholders voted as follows on these matters:
| 1. | Shareholders approved the minutes from the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 6, 2010 with the following votes: |
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | |
| 182,095,251 | | 0 | | 76,808 | | |
| 2. | Shareholders elected the director nominee named in the proxy statement with the following votes: |
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NOMINEE | | FOR | | | WITHHELD | | | | | BROKER
NON-
VOTES | | |
| Glade M. Knight | | | 48,407,162 | | | | 1,575,317 | | | | | | 132,189,580 | | |
| 3. | Shareholders approved the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with the following votes: |
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON- VOTES |
| 44,091,657 | | 3,762,004 | | 2,128,818 | | 132,189,580 |
| 4. | Shareholders voted on an advisory basis to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executives as follows: |
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1 YEAR | | 2 YEARS | | 3 YEARS | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON- VOTES |
| 43,953,317 | | 2,272,612 | | 2,237,410 | | 1,519,140 | | 132,189,580 |
Based on the voting results shown above and other factors, the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers. The Company will continue to hold annual advisory votes until the Company’s Board of Directors decides to hold the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes, which must occur at least once every six years.
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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.
| | Apple REIT Nine, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Glade M. Knight | |
| | | Glade M. Knight,
Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | May 18, 2011 |
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