Current Report — Form 8-K Filing Table of Contents
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information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition and Exhibits
On May 4, 2017, American Homes 4 Rent (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, together with a First Quarter 2017 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package. Also on May 4, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Trustees had declared the quarterly distributions on its common shares and participating and perpetual preferred shares. A copy of the press releases and the First
Quarter 2017 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package are furnished as Exhibit 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 4, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Las
Vegas, Nevada. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on three proposals and cast their votes as described below. These proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2017.
Proposal I: The Company’s shareholders elected nine individuals to the Company’s Board of Trustees for the succeeding year or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:
Name
Votes
For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
B. Wayne Hughes
247,043,599
7,604,026
785,860
6,154,621
David P. Singelyn
252,697,448
1,950,379
785,658
6,154,621
John
Corrigan
247,055,557
7,592,270
785,658
6,154,621
Dann V. Angeloff
251,305,171
3,342,354
785,960
6,154,621
Douglas N. Benham
252,257,179
2,390,445
785,861
6,154,621
Tamara
H. Gustavson
248,108,201
6,539,037
786,247
6,154,621
Matthew J. Hart
252,189,740
2,457,987
785,758
6,154,621
James H. Kropp
251,213,510
3,434,137
785,838
6,154,621
Kenneth
M. Woolley
250,713,183
3,934,573
785,729
6,154,621
Proposal 2: The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 as set forth below:
Votes
For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
260,489,750
318,580
779,776
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Proposal 3: The Company’s shareholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation as set forth below:
Exhibit 99.3—First Quarter 2017 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package
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.
