Form 8-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

UNITED STATES

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) April 29, 2020

 

REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

 

001-12298

 

59-3191743

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Independent Drive, Suite 114

Jacksonville, Florida

 

32202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (904)-598-7000

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

 

REG

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company  

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 April 29, 2020, Regency Centers Corporation (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of its shareholders to vote on the following proposals:

Proposal One – Election of Directors: The board of directors nominated eleven nominees to stand for election at the 2020 meeting and each of the nominees were elected at the meeting. In accordance with the voting results listed below, the nominees were elected to serve until the 2021 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Nominee

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Martin E. Stein, Jr.

   

149,392,517

     

3,203,703

     

34,449

     

3,454,080

 

Joseph F. Azrack

   

151,914,521

     

677,980

     

38,168

     

3,454,080

 

Bryce Blair

   

146,799,928

     

5,794,171

     

36,570

     

3,454,080

 

C. Ronald Blankenship

   

143,002,647

     

9,591,237

     

36,785

     

3,454,080

 

Deirdre J. Evens

   

152,025,213

     

570,976

     

34,480

     

3,454,080

 

Thomas W. Furphy

   

152,272,034

     

319,454

     

39,181

     

3,454,080

 

Karin M. Klein

   

152,060,722

     

534,580

     

35,367

     

3,454,080

 

Peter D. Linneman

   

149,689,935

     

2,902,730

     

38,004

     

3,454,080

 

David P. O’Connor

   

151,076,543

     

1,518,227

     

35,899

     

3,454,080

 

Lisa Palmer

   

151,874,121

     

723,238

     

33,310

     

3,454,080

 

Thomas G. Wattles

   

142,980,691

     

9,614,204

     

35,774

     

3,454,080

 

Proposal Two –Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation for Fiscal Year 2019: Voting results for the Company’s executive compensation for fiscal year 2019 were as follows:

    For    

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
 

151,228,345

     

1,296,373

     

105,951

     

3,454,080

 

Proposal Three – Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The board of directors selected the accounting firm of KPMG LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The board of directors directed that the appointment of the independent public accounting firm be submitted for ratification by the shareholders at the annual meeting. The shareholders

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ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 in accordance with the voting results listed below.

    For    

   

Against

   

Abstain

 
 

151,368,719

     

4,674,003

     

42,027

 

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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.

 

REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION

             

April 30, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Barbara C. Johnston

 

 

Barbara C. Johnston, Senior Vice President and

General Counsel

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