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 21, 2012

 

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (626) 578-0777

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

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) on May 21, 2012.  At the 2012 Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 56,592,507 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 91.23% of the total outstanding eligible votes and constituting a quorum.  Set forth below are the voting results for the three proposals considered and voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2012 (the “2012 Proxy Statement”):

 

1.         Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected, by the votes indicated below, each of the following seven persons to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify:

 

 

Director		For		Withheld
Joel S. Marcus		54,771,510		846,333
Richard B. Jennings		54,935,061		682,782
John L. Atkins, III		55,489,437		128,406
Maria C. Freire		55,489,508		128,335
Richard H. Klein		55,276,915		340,928
James H. Richardson		55,188,619		429,224
Martin A. Simonetti		55,315,383		302,460

 

Broker non-votes (proxies that are uninstructed on a proposal and submitted by brokers or other nominees who lack discretionary authority to vote on the proposal absent instructions from the beneficial owner of shares of stock) totaled 974,664 for each director nominee.

 

2.         Ratification of Appointment of Independent Public Registered Accountants

 

The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. 55,663,199 votes were cast “for” the ratification, 926,814 votes were cast “against” the ratification and 2,494 votes abstained.  Additionally, there were no broker non-votes for this proposal.

 

3.                                    Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement.  43,970,386 votes were cast “for” the approval, 10,832,837 votes were cast “against” the approval and 814,620 votes abstained.  Additionally, there were 974,664 broker non-votes for this proposal.

 

 

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.

 

	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
Date:    May 22, 2012	By:	/s/ Dean A. Shigenaga
		Dean A. Shigenaga
		Chief Financial Officer