8-K 1 a8-kannualshareholdermeeti.htm 8-K Document


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 1, 2019
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Maryland
001-32265
76-0753089
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

12700 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite T-200
Austin, TX 78738
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 732-1000
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:

o
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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. o




Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 1, 2019, there were 138,192,985 common shares entitled to be voted; 125,274,901 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The stockholders voted on the following matters at the Annual Meeting:
1.    Election of eight director nominees to hold office for a one-year term;
2.
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019; and
3.
On an advisory basis, approval of the executive compensation disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
The results of the stockholder votes are set forth below:
Board of Directors
 
 
Affirmative
 
Negative
 
Abstentions
William C. Bayless, Jr.
 
120,923,640
 
656,659
 
129,427
G. Steven Dawson
 
119,341,394
 
2,238,035
 
130,298
Cydney C. Donnell
 
117,995,432
 
3,675,708
 
38,587
Mary C. Egan
 
121,410,865
 
163,842
 
135,020
Edward Lowenthal
 
118,849,291
 
2,732,945
 
127,491
Oliver Luck
 
120,829,763
 
746,912
 
133,052
C. Patrick Oles, Jr.
 
121,303,747
 
274,999
 
130,981
John T. Rippel
 
121,304,692
 
179,967
 
225,068

There were 3,565,174 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Affirmative
 
Negative
 
Abstentions
123,656,718
 
1,573,260
 
44,923
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation
Affirmative
 
Negative
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
116,835,303
 
4,814,157
 
60,267
 
3,565,174







SIGNATURES

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.

 
 
 
 
AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 7, 2019
 
By:
/s/ Kim K. Voss
 
 
 
 
 
Kim K. Voss
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer