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 11, 2021
New York City REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 001-39448 | 46-4380248 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor New York, New York 10019 |
| (Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share | NYC | New York Stock Exchange |
| Class A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | True | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Common Stock [Member]
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of New York City REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 11, 2021, at which there were present, in person or by proxy, stockholders holding an aggregate of 6,900,620 shares of the Company’s common stock (including shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, which have identical voting right), out of a total number of 12,776,768 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 54.0% of the shares entitled to be voted.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) re-elected Abby M. Wenzel as the Class I director to serve until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualifies; and (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement. No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Class I Director
| Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Abby M. Wenzel | | 1,810,949 | | 497,500 | | 115,067 | | 4,477,104 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of PwC as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 6,675,789 | | 137,894 | | 86,937 | | * |
| * | No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal No. 2. |
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.
| | New York City REIT, Inc. |
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| Date: May 11, 2021 | By: | /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. |
| | | Edward M. Weil, Jr. |
| | | Chief Executive Officer, President, and Secretary |
