UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 2012 (May 15, 2012)

 

 

HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

MARYLAND		001-11852		62-1507028
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 269-8175

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 73,052,653.787 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 93.72% of the total outstanding eligible votes. The proposals considered at the Annual Meeting were voted on as follows:

 

1.	The following individuals were elected to serve as Class 1 directors for three-year terms or until their successors have been elected and take office.

 

		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Errol L. Biggs, Ph.D.			56,811,625.426				9,423,809.361				6,817,219.0
Charles Raymond Fernandez, M.D.			56,926,683.153				9,308,751.634				6,817,219.0
Bruce D. Sullivan, CPA			57,895,471.426				8,339,963.361				6,817,219.0

The following Class 2 and Class 3 directors continued in office following the meeting:

 

		Term Expires
Edwin B. Morris III		2013
John Knox Singleton		2013
Roger O. West		2013
David R. Emery		2014
Batey M. Gresham, Jr.		2014
Dan S. Wilford		2014

 

2.	The shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast in Favor		Votes Cast Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
72,033,423.548			791,926.889				227,303.350				0

 

3.	The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s compensation of its executive officers by the following vote:

 

Votes Cast in Favor		Votes Cast Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
65,215,615.289			918,389.981				101,429.517				6,817,219.0

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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.

 

Date: May 18, 2012