AvalonBay Communities Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| 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 16, 2024. Proxies were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. At the meeting, holders of the Company’s stock were asked (1) to elect eleven directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, (2) to cast a non-binding, advisory vote upon the compensation of executive officers of the Company, as described in the Company’s proxy statement, and (3) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
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.
| Nominee: | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes | ||||||||||||
| Glyn F. Aeppel | 122,220,076 | 4,271,273 | 481,440 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Terry S. Brown | 120,718,628 | 5,693,367 | 560,794 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Ronald L. Havner, Jr. | 126,177,378 | 313,925 | 481,486 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Stephen P. Hills | 126,360,531 | 131,244 | 481,014 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher B. Howard | 121,603,133 | 4,808,921 | 560,735 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Richard J. Lieb | 124,072,817 | 2,418,684 | 481,288 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Nnenna Lynch | 126,349,895 | 142,437 | 480,457 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Charles E. Mueller, Jr. | 126,374,181 | 118,153 | 480,455 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Timothy J. Naughton | 121,928,743 | 4,562,526 | 481,520 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Benjamin W. Schall | 126,401,670 | 89,603 | 481,516 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
| Susan Swanezy | 108,332,414 | 18,131,543 | 508,832 | 4,315,629 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2
Stockholders approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. 120,668,161 votes were cast in favor of approval of such compensation, 5,640,027 votes were cast against, and there were 664,601 abstentions. There were 4,315,629 broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.
Proposal 3
Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2024. 124,472,277 votes were cast in favor of ratifying the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, 6,721,929 votes were cast against, and there were 94,212 abstentions. There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. | ||
| Dated: May 17, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kevin P. O’Shea |
| Kevin P. O’Shea | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||