FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2011
Resource America, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 0-4408 | | 72-0654145 |
| (State of Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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One Crescent Drive, Suite 203 Navy Yard Corporate Center Philadelphia, PA | | | | 19112 |
| (Address of Principal Executive | | | | (Zip Code) |
| Offices) | | | | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 215-546-5005
(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
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 10, 2011, our stockholders: (i) re-elected three directors, Messrs. Carlos C. Campbell, Edward E. Cohen and Hersh Kozlov, to serve three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014; (ii) approved a proposal to adopt our Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan; (iii) approved, in an advisory vote, our 2010 compensation program for our named executive officers; and chose, in and advisory vote, for us to conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation every three years.
Messrs. Michael J. Bradley, Jonathan Z. Cohen, Kenneth A. Kind, Mr. Andrew M. Lubin and John S. White continue to serve their terms as directors of the Company.
The voting results were as follows:
| | Election of Directors | | Shares For | | Shares Withheld | |
| | Mr. Campbell | | 12,411,934 | | 1,725,385 | |
| | Mr. E. Cohen | | 12,373,809 | | 1,763,510 | |
| | Mr. Kozlov | | 13,993,035 | | 144,284 | |
A proposal to adopt the Company’s Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan:
| | Shares For | | Shares Against | | Abstentions | |
| | 12,106,417 | | 2,016,769 | | 14,133 | |
A proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, our 2010 compensation program for our named executive officers:
| | Shares For | | Shares Against | | Abstentions | |
| | 12,382,368 | | 1,726,676 | | 28,275 | |
A proposal to choose, in an advisory vote, how often we will conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation:
| | 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstentions | |
| | 5,546,179 | | 32,359 | | 7,649,504 | | 909,278 | |
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.
| | Resource America, Inc. |
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| Date: March 14, 2011 | /s/ Michael S. Yecies |
| | Michael S. Yecies |
| | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
