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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):  June 14, 2023

 

ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

001-35908

46-1214914

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

222 Central Park Avenue

,

Suite 2100

Virginia Beach

,

Virginia

23462

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (757) 366-4000

 

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:

 

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐           Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

AHH

New York Stock Exchange

6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share

AHHPrA

New York Stock Exchange

 

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. ☐

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

 

On June 14, 2023, Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 21, 2023, and Supplement No. 1 to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023 (together, the “Proxy Statement”). Holders of 62,619,219 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1 (Election of Directors) — The Company’s stockholders elected the following nine persons as directors of the Company, each to serve as such until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024, or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The following table sets forth the voting results for each director nominee:

Director Nominee						For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
George F. Allen						38,948,590						16,948,801						37,724						6,684,104
James A. Carroll						54,204,471						1,699,551						31,093						6,684,104
James C. Cherry						52,123,114						3,768,427						43,574						6,684,104
Dennis H. Gartman						55,794,565						118,543						22,007						6,684,104
Louis S. Haddad						54,720,456						1,171,916						42,743						6,684,104
Eva S. Hardy						52,502,723						3,402,672						29,720						6,684,104
Daniel A. Hoffler						50,390,448						5,114,455						430,212						6,684,104
A. Russell Kirk						51,319,810						4,182,222						433,083						6,684,104
John W. Snow						52,522,867						3,373,644						38,604						6,684,104

Proposal 2 (Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP) — The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The following table sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

For						Against						Abstentions
60,552,406						2,015,565						51,248

Proposal 3 (Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation) — The Company’s stockholders approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The following table sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
53,099,320						2,687,375						148,420						6,684,104

Proposal 4 (Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Plan) — The Company’s stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The following table sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

For						Against						Abstentions						Broker Non-Votes
51,620,617						3,279,465						1,035,033						6,684,104

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 15, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a $50 million share repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated June 15, 2023.

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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.

 

			ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.
Date: June 15, 2023			By:			/s/ Matthew T. Barnes-Smith
						Matthew T. Barnes-Smith
						Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary