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 15, 2018

 

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-12928

(Commission file number)

38-3148187
    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

70 E. Long Lake Road

Bloomfield Hills, MI

(Address of principal executive offices)


48304
(Zip code)

 

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

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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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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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.     ¨

 

 

 

 

 

  Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 15, 2018, Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. The matters on which the stockholders voted, in person or by proxy, were:

 

  a) To elect three directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021;

 

  b) To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018; and

 

  c) To approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation.

 

The three nominees were elected, the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm was ratified, and the executive compensation was approved by non-binding vote. The results of the voting were as follows:

 

Election of Directors:

 

Director Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Richard Agree 24,724,926 953,569 3,202,036
John Rakolta, Jr. 25,377,852 300,643 3,202,036
Jerome Rossi 25,376,216 302,279 3,202,036

 

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
28,760,548 99,850 20,133 0

 

Approval, by Non-Binding Vote, of Executive Compensation:

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
24,818,750 731,487 128,258 3,202,036

 

 

 

 

 

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.

  

  AGREE REALTY CORPORATION  
         
         
  By: /s/ Clayton R. Thelen  
    Name: Clayton R. Thelen  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary  
         
Date:  May 17, 2018