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 14, 2013

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-14469

 

04-6268599

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

225 W. Washington Street

 Indianapolis, IN 46204

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 636-1600

 

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))

 

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ITEM 5.07           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2013, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following business items which were set forth in the notice for the meeting:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors: a proposal to elect ten (10) directors each for a one-year term ending at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, including three (3) persons elected as directors by the voting trustees who vote the Class B common stock;

 

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote and Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation:  a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement; and

 

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal is as follows:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Vote

 

Melvyn E. Bergstein

 

257,251,100

 

10,782,984

 

169,249

 

9,347,715

 

Larry C. Glasscock

 

267,414,776

 

     628,544

 

160,013

 

9,347,715

 

Karen N. Horn, Ph.D.

 

233,379,518

 

34,656,606

 

167,209

 

9,347,715

 

Allan Hubbard

 

258,546,841

 

  9,487,570

 

168,922

 

9,347,715

 

Reuben S. Leibowitz

 

258,561,518

 

  9,471,208

 

170,607

 

9,347,715

 

Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.

 

258,544,747

 

  9,488,233

 

170,353

 

9,347,715

 

J. Albert Smith, Jr.

 

266,282,039

 

  1,760,629

 

160,665

 

9,347,715

 

 

The voting trustees who vote the Company’s Class B common stock voted all 8,000 outstanding Class B shares for the election of the following three (3) persons as directors:

 

Herbert Simon

David Simon

Richard S. Sokolov

 

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Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote and Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

147,678,978

 

113,536,262

 

6,988,093

 

9,347,715

 

 

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

275,621,577

 

1,720,189

 

209,282

 

 

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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.

 

Dated: May 14, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven E. Fivel

 

 

Steven E. Fivel,

 

 

Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 

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