Form: 8-K

Current report filing

May 24, 2010

 

 

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 19, 2010

 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

1-12672

 

77-0404318

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2900 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia

 

22314

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 329-6300

 

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            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


 

 

 



 

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

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2010.  Proxies were solicited pursuant to the Company’s proxy statement filed on March 31, 2010 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.  At the meeting, holders of the Company’s common stock were asked (1) to elect eight directors to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified and (2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.  Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote with respect to matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, and the voting results reported below are final.

 

PROPOSAL 1

 

Each of the Company’s nominees for director as listed in the proxy statement was re-elected as shown in the table below.  There were no votes abstained with respect to any director nominee.  There were 2,482,441 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 1.

 

Nominee:

 

Votes “For”

 

Votes Withheld

 

Bryce Blair

 

65,562,136

 

3,209,386

 

Bruce A. Choate

 

66,067,773

 

2,703,749

 

John J. Healy, Jr.

 

66,067,348

 

2,704,174

 

Timothy J. Naughton

 

68,309,796

 

461,726

 

Lance R. Primis

 

68,262,951

 

508,571

 

Peter S. Rummell

 

68,614,858

 

156,664

 

H. Jay Sarles

 

68,614,393

 

157,129

 

W. Edward Walter

 

68,616,815

 

154,707

 

 

PROPOSAL 2

 

Stockholders also ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2010.  69,577,477 votes were cast in favor of ratifying the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, 1,579,409 votes were cast against, and 97,076 votes abstained.  There were no broker non-votes and no votes witheld with respect to Proposal 2.

 

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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.

 

 

 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

 

 

May 24, 2010

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Sargeant

 

Name:

Thomas J. Sargeant

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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