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 11, 2016

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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:

 

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ITEM 5.07                                  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 2016, 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 eleven (11) directors each for a one-year term ending at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, including three (3) persons elected as directors by the voting trustees who vote the Class B common stock. All of the nominees for director received the requisite votes to be elected;

 

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 received in excess of    % of the votes cast; 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 2016.

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal is as follows:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
Glyn F. Aeppel		269,955,498		1,246,849		47,865		9,083,854
Larry C. Glasscock		270,027,385		1,176,242		46,585		9,083,854
Karen N. Horn, Ph.D.		266,846,217		4,348,767		55,228		9,083,854
Allan Hubbard		267,599,530		3,603,478		47,204		9,083,854
Reuben S. Leibowitz		265,651,553		5,544,822		53,837		9,083,854
Gary M. Rodkin		265,138,827		6,062,031		49,354		9,083,854
Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.		267,607,296		3,595,938		46,978		9,083,854
J. Albert Smith, Jr.		260,234,665		10,966,256		49,291		9,083,854

 

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:

 

David Simon

Herbert Simon

Richard S. Sokolov

 

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

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
262,556,539		8,505,857		187,816		9,083,854

 

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
277,076,815		3,193,058		64,193

 

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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 11, 2016
	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ James M. Barkley
		Name:	James M. Barkley
		Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

 

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