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): June 3, 2021

 

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-31817		42-1241468
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

928 Carmans Road

Massapequa, New York 11758

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(516) 767-6492

(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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of class		Trading symbols		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.06 Par Value		CDR		The New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $25.00 Liquidation Value		CDR/PB		The New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $25.00 Liquidation Value		CDR/PC		The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 3, 2021.

(b) At the Annual Meeting, stockholders of the Company voted on (i) the election of eight director nominees to the board of directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, (iii) a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. A total of 9,773,580 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, representing approximately 71.71% of the outstanding stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. All of the proposals submitted to stockholders for approval were approved, with the following results:

1. Election of directors.

 

		For				Withheld				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Abraham Eisenstat			6,104,147				996,698				3,659				2,669,076
Gregg A. Gonsalves			6,982,070				118,733				3,701				2,669,076
Sabrina L. Kanner			6,142,228				884,345				77,931				2,669,076
Darcy D. Morris			7,021,545				21,592				61,367				2,669,076
Steven G. Rogers			6,206,015				894,830				3,659				2,669,076
Richard H. Ross			7,066,715				34,630				3,159				2,669,076
Bruce J. Schanzer			6,109,621				947,017				47,866				2,669,076
Sharon Stern			6,991,345				34,236				78,923				2,669,076

2. Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
9,699,238		42,633		31,709		0

3. Approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
4,792,174		2,303,989		8,341		2,669,076

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: June 8, 2021