SEC 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 17, 2016

URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
No. 001-36523
 
47-6311266
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
888 Seventh Avenue
 
 
New York, NY 10019
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (212) 956-2556
 
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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

On May 13, 2016, Urban Edge Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). As of March 16, 2016, the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were 99,378,266 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), outstanding and entitled to vote. Of the Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting, 90,952,083 or approximately 91.52% of the Shares were present or represented by proxy. There were four matters presented and voted on. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on and the voting results with respect to each such matter.

Proposal 1. Election of two nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees until the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2018 and until their successors are duly elected.

Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Steven H. Grapstein
 
86,841,407
 
708,626
 
3,402,050
Amy B. Lane
 
85,805,065
 
1,744,968
 
3,402,050

Proposal 2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.

 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
Votes Cast
 
90,742,815
 
170,295
 
38,973

Proposal 3. Non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation.

 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Votes Cast
 
83,042,447
 
4,460,736
 
46,850
 
3,402,050

Proposal 4. Non-binding proposal regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

 
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
Votes Cast
 
77,038,388
 
45,228
 
10,320,860
 
3,402,050

In addition to the two nominees who were re-elected at the Meeting to serve on the Company's Board of Trustees, Jeffrey S. Olson, Michael A. Gould, Steve Guttman, Kevin P. O'Shea and Steven Roth continue to serve as Trustees after the Meeting.









SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 17, 2016
By:
/s/ Robert C. Milton III
 
 
Robert C. Milton III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary