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, 2017

 

ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-35908

 

46-1214914

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers.

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”). At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 14, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Amended Plan, which increases the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance by 1,000,000 shares, from 700,000 shares to 1,700,000 shares, extends the term of the Amended Plan to 2027, and sets an annual limit on non-employee director compensation.

 

The foregoing brief description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Amended Plan, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

 

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

 

On June 14, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders approved all of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). Holders of 35,375,382 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person 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:  To elect the eight director nominees named in the Proxy Statement.

 

Director Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

George F. Allen

 

18,236,943

 

7,597,973

 

9,540,466

 

James A. Carroll

 

20,312,362

 

5,522,554

 

9,540,466

 

James C. Cherry

 

20,311,223

 

5,523,693

 

9,540,466

 

Louis S. Haddad

 

25,576,717

 

258,199

 

9,540,466

 

Eva S. Hardy

 

25,575,760

 

259,156

 

9,540,466

 

Daniel A. Hoffler

 

24,982,807

 

852,109

 

9,540,466

 

A. Russell Kirk

 

23,863,616

 

1,971,300

 

9,540,466

 

John W. Snow

 

24,820,389

 

1,014,527

 

9,540,466

 

 

Proposal 2:  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, 2017.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

35,224,497

 

126,169

 

24,716

 

 

Proposal 3: To approve the Amended Plan.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

25,425,961

 

290,532

 

118,423

 

9,540,466

 

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218750)).

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 15, 2017

By:

/s/ Michael P. O’Hara

 

 

Michael P. O’Hara

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218750)).

 

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