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 9, 2011

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland­­
 
1-12928
 
38-3148187
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
31850 Northwestern Highway
Farmington Hills, MI  48334
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (248) 737-4190


Not Applicable
(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.
 
On May 9, 2011, Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders.  The matters on which the stockholders voted, in person or by proxy, were:
 
 
(i) 
for the election of two directors of the Company to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014; and
 
 
(ii) 
the ratification of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011; and
 
 
(iii) 
the approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and other related disclosure; and
 
 
(iv) 
the recommendation, by non-binding vote, whether the preferred frequency of an advisory vote on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement should be every year, every two years, or every three years.
 
The two nominees were elected, the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm was ratified, the executive compensation was approved, by non-binding vote, and the stockholders recommended, by non-binding vote, that the frequency of executive compensation votes should be every year. The results of the voting were as follows:
 
Election of Directors:
 
Director
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Farris Kalil
 
5,374,108
 
232,228
 
0
 
3,132,041
Gene Silverman
 
5,347,845
 
258,491
 
0
 
3,132,041
 
                       Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
8,624,962
 
75,426
 
37,989
 
0


 
Approval, by non-binding vote, of Executive Compensation:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
5,268,302
 
154,304
 
183,729
 
3,132,041
 

 
 

 
 
 
To Recommend, by non-binding vote, the Frequency of Executive Compensation Votes:
 
One Year
 
Two Years
 
Three Years
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,245,092
 
110,870
 
2,116,823
 
133,550
 
3,132,041

 
 

 
SIGNATURE

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.

 
 
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
 
       
Dated:  May 10, 2011   
BY:
/s/  Alan D. Maximiuk  
   
Alan D. Maximiuk
 
   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary