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
April 28, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
HOME PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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MARYLAND
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1-13136
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16-1455126
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification Number)
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850 Clinton Square, Rochester, New York 14604
(Address of principal executive offices and internet site)
(585) 546-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Home Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 28, 2015. Of the 57,820,254 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2015 and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 54,445,413 shares (representing 94.16%) were present either in person or by proxy. The following describes the proposals considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2015.
Proposal 1: To elect eight Directors of the Company to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected.
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Michael D. Barnello
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49,926,615 | 304,027 | 35,384 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Bonnie S Biumi
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50,161,905 | 66,947 | 37,174 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Stephen R. Blank
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50,155,613 | 86,922 | 23,491 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Alan L. Gosule
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49,989,307 | 251,157 | 25,562 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Leonard F. Helbig, III
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50,032,964 | 209,873 | 23,189 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Thomas P. Lydon, Jr.
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50,159,087 | 72,405 | 34,534 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Edward J. Pettinella
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50,124,056 | 113,931 | 28,039 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
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Clifford W. Smith, Jr.
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50,070,720 | 169,004 | 26,302 | 4,179,387 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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49,694,529
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462,308
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109,189
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4,179,387
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Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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54,203,304
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206,731
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35,378
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No other matters were voted upon at the Annual 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.
HOME PROPERTIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: April 28, 2015 By: /s/ David P. Gardner
David P. Gardner
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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