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 2, 2016

 

CUBESMART

CUBESMART, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland
(CubeSmart)

 

001-32324

 

20-1024732

Delaware
(CubeSmart, L.P.)

 

000-54462

 

34-1837021

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
Number)

 

5 Old Lancaster Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(610) 535-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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))

 

 

 



 

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

 

On June 1, 2016, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of CubeSmart (the “Company”), the shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2007 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

 

A summary of the material terms of the Plan can be found in the section of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14 entitled “Proposal 2: Amendment and Restated of Our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan”, which summary is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on June 1, 2016, at which the Company’s shareholders voted on: (1) the election of eight trustees, (2) a proposal to amend and restate the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for grant thereunder, (3) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, and (4) an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  The voting results on these proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1:  Election of eight trustees.

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

William M. Diefenderfer III

 

154,567,499

 

1,334,513

 

6,116,697

 

Piero Bussani

 

155,646,038

 

255,974

 

6,116,697

 

John W. Fain

 

155,643,220

 

258,792

 

6,116,697

 

Marianne M. Keler

 

155,647,460

 

254,552

 

6,116,697

 

Christopher P. Marr

 

155,649,006

 

253,006

 

6,116,697

 

John F. Remondi

 

155,619,245

 

282,767

 

6,116,697

 

Jeffrey F. Rogatz

 

155,645,503

 

256,509

 

6,116,697

 

Deborah R.Salzberg

 

155,643,220

 

258,792

 

6,116,697

 

 

Proposal 2:  Proposal to amend and restate our Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for grant thereunder.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

148,705,966

 

6,950,963

 

245,083

 

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

161,702,086

 

306,561

 

10,062

 

 

Proposal 4:  Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

150,921,658

 

4,439,600

 

540,754

 

6,116,697

 

 

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Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

CubeSmart Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 14, 2016).

 

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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.

 

 

CUBESMART

 

 

Date: June 2, 2016

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Name: Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

 

 

CUBESMART, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

CUBESMART, its general partner

 

 

Date: June 2, 2016

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Name: Jeffrey P. Foster

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Title

 

 

 

99.1

 

CubeSmart Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 14, 2016).

 

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