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

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Maryland
1-12386
13-3717318
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York
10119-4015
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
(212) 692-7200
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
        
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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

On May 17, 2016, Lexington Realty Trust, which we refer to as the Trust, held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which we refer to as the Annual Meeting. As of March 8, 2016, the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 235,226,539 shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.0001 per share, classified as common stock, which we refer to as Common Shares, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Of the Common Shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 216,991,558, or approximately 92.25% of the Common Shares entitled to vote were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. There were three matters presented and voted on at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter:

Proposal No. 1. Election of eight trustees to serve until the Trust's 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or their earlier removal or resignation and until their respective successors, if any, are elected and qualify. The eight trustees elected, and the number of votes cast for, withheld and broker non-votes, with respect to each of them, were as follows:
Nominee for Trustee
For
Withhold
Broker
Non-Votes
E. Robert Roskind
175,769,009
12,369,042
28,853,507
T. Wilson Eglin
179,819,703
8,318,348
28,853,507
Richard J. Rouse
162,757,079
25,380,972
28,853,507
Harold First
185,876,662
2,261,389
28,853,507
Richard S. Frary
185,867,453
2,270,598
28,853,507
Lawrence L. Gray
186,317,776
1,820,275
28,853,507
Claire A. Koeneman
185,685,899
2,452,152
28,853,507
Kevin W. Lynch
185,514,281
2,623,770
28,853,507

Proposal No. 2. To vote upon an advisory resolution to approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Trust, as disclosed in the related proxy statement. The number of votes cast for, against, abstained and broker non-votes, with respect to Proposal No. 2 were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
182,628,760
 
4,895,288
 
614,003
 
28,853,507

Proposal No. 3. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The number of votes cast for, against, or abstained, with respect to Proposal No. 3 were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
213,365,967
3,295,554
330,037





Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 18, 2016, we made available a presentation entitled “Lexington Realty Trust, Investor Presentation, May 2016” on the “Investors” section of our web site (www.LXP.com). A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this “Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure”, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by us under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Information contained on our web site is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

99.1
Lexington Realty Trust, Investor Presentation, May 2016
 




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.

 
Lexington Realty Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 18, 2016
By:
/s/ Patrick Carroll
 
 
Patrick Carroll
 
 
Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit Index

99.1
Lexington Realty Trust, Investor Presentation, May 2016