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):June 11, 2019 |
FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
333-216037 (Commission File Number) |
81-4446064 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) |
19112 (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(215) 495-1150 |
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None.
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 11, 2019. As of April 22, 2019, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 4,276,833 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted, and 2,181,706 of those shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposals, each of which was described in the Company’s proxy statement:
| ● | Proposal No. 1 – to elect the seven members of the board of directors named in the Company's proxy statement to serve as directors of the Company until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
| ● | Proposal No. 2 – to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; and |
| ● | Proposal No. 3 – to amend two provisions of the Company’s charter to comply with a request from a state securities administrator. |
All of the director nominees listed in the Company’s 2019 proxy statement were elected by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each director nominee are set forth below:
| Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| David J. Adelman | 2,012,485 | 12,929 | 156,292 |
| Terence J. Connors | 2,013,256 | 12,158 | 156,292 |
| Michael C. Forman | 1,972,360 | 53,054 | 156,292 |
| Jeffrey Krasnoff | 2,012,485 | 12,929 | 156,292 |
| John Anderson Fry | 1,972,572 | 52,842 | 156,292 |
| Jack Markell | 1,972,572 | 52,842 | 156,292 |
| Richard W. Vague | 2,013,256 | 12,158 | 156,292 |
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was also approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 2,094,698 | 4,298 | 82,710 | 0 |
The proposal to amend two provisions of the Company’s charter to comply with a request from a state securities administrator was also approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,938,637 | 771 | 86,006 | 156,292 |
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.
| FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. | ||||
| Date: | June 12, 2019 | By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd | |
| Stephen S. Sypherd | ||||
| Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||
