8-K


 
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 3, 2016
 
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Maryland
 
001-36013
 
46-1229660
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)
 
 
 
 
30601 Agoura Road, Suite 200
Agoura Hills, California
 
91301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(805) 413-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o            Written communication 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))
 
 
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The 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 3, 2016, American Homes 4 Rent issued a press release announcing that its Board of Trustees had declared the quarterly distributions on its common and participating preferred shares. On May 5, 2016, the company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, together with a First Quarter 2016 Supplemental Information Package. A copy of the press releases and the First Quarter 2016 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
 
(a)
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in Agoura Hills, California.

(b)
The shareholders (1) elected all of the Company’s nominees for trustee, (2) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement dated April 1, 2016. These proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016.

The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below:

Election of Trustees:
Name
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
B. Wayne Hughes
200,676,755
5,639,989
9,829,834
David P. Singelyn
205,045,268
1,271,476
9,829,834
John Corrigan
201,214,919
5,101,825
9,829,834
Dann V. Angeloff
204,968,746
1,347,998
9,829,834
Douglas N. Benham
193,452,678
12,864,066
9,829,834
Matthew J. Hart
193,452,678
12,864,066
9,829,834
James H. Kropp
205,040,139
1,276,605
9,829,834
Lynn Swann
193,430,402
12,886,342
9,829,834
Kenneth M. Woolley
193,448,978
12,867,766
9,829,834

Ratification of BDO USA, LLP:
Votes for
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
215,288,985
27,632
829,961
0

Advisory Vote on executive compensation:
Votes for
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
173,533,171
31,917,849
865,724
9,829,834





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit 99.1—Press Release dated May 3, 2016 concerning the declaration of quarterly distributions
 
Exhibit 99.2—Press Release dated May 5, 2016 concerning financial results
 
Exhibit 99.3—First Quarter 2016 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.
 
Date: May 5, 2016
 
 
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephanie Heim
 
Stephanie Heim
 
Senior Vice President - Counsel