UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 3, 2012
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Maryland |
001-33097 |
02-0681276 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200 McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 3, 2012, Gladstone Commercial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted and approved each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2012.
Proposal 1: The election of three directors to hold office until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Terry Lee Brubaker |
4,493,917 | 270,304 | 4,375,879 | |||||||||
| David A.R. Dullum |
4,321,315 | 442,906 | 4,375,879 | |||||||||
| Jack Reilly |
4,682,798 | 81,423 | 4,375,879 | |||||||||
The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
David Gladstone
Paul W. Adelgren
John H. Outland
The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Michela A. English
Anthony W. Parker
George Stelljes III
Proposal 2: To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 9,057,147 | 70,869 | 12,084 | ||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Gladstone Commercial Corporation | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| May 4, 2012 | By: | /s/ Danielle Jones | ||||
| (Danielle Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer) | ||||||