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
May 18, 2016
(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Maryland | 1-13820 | 16-1194043 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
6467 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(716) 633-1850
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2016. Proxies were solicited pursuant to the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 6, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. There was no solicitation in opposition to the Company’s solicitation. As of the record date of March 18, 2016, there were 39,399,691 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. 36,823,821 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, or 93.46% of the total shares issued and outstanding. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on at the meeting and the final voting results.
Proposal 1. The election of six directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. In accordance with the results below, each nominee as listed in the proxy statement was elected to serve as a director.
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Robert J. Attea | 32,427,872 | 2,057,013 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Kenneth F. Myszka | 32,240,381 | 2,244,504 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Charles E. Lannon | 33,810,783 | 674,102 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Stephen R. Rusmisel | 33,781,743 | 703,141 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Arthur L. Havener, Jr. | 33,779,070 | 705,814 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Mark G. Barberio | 33,477,312 | 1,007,573 | 2,338,936 | |||||||||
Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment by the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. In accordance with the results below, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was ratified and approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 35,548,312 | 1,254,580 | 20,928 | 0 |
Proposal 3. Proposal to approve (on a non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s executive officers. In accordance with the results below, the compensation was approved (on a non-binding basis).
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,495,005 | 917,397 | 72,482 | 2,338,936 |
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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.
| Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: May 23, 2016 | By | /s/ Andrew J. Gregoire | ||||||
| Name: | Andrew J. Gregoire | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||