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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 12, 2021

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-14469 04-6268599
(Simon Property Group, Inc.) (Simon Property Group, Inc.) (Simon Property Group, Inc.)

 

225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(317) 636-1600

(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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbols   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value   SPG   New York Stock Exchange
83/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value   SPGJ   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of shareholders of Simon Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”), held on May 12, 2021, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following business items which were set forth in the notice for the meeting:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors: a proposal to elect ten (10) directors each for a one-year term ending at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All of the nominees for director received the requisite votes to be elected;

 

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers: a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement received over 92% of the votes cast; and

 

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: a proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 received the requisite votes to be ratified.

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal is as follows:                
                 
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors                

 

   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER
NON-VOTE		 
Glyn F. Aeppel   247,279,405    5,473,511    523,566    27,054,812 
Larry C. Glasscock   242,494,955    10,322,584    458,943    27,054,812 
Karen N. Horn, Ph.D.   214,385,563    38,445,824    445,095    27,054,812 
Allan Hubbard   239,802,780    13,018,076    455,626    27,054,812 
Reuben S. Leibowitz   234,043,320    18,776,597    456,565    27,054,812 
Gary M. Rodkin   246,129,584    6,688,778    458,120    27,054,812 
Stefan M. Selig   221,632,493    31,188,945    455,044    27,054,812 
Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.   244,427,519    8,395,093    453,870    27,054,812 
J. Albert Smith, Jr.   220,690,666    32,128,921    456,895    27,054,812 
Marta R. Stewart   250,889,254    1,942,930    444,298    27,054,812 

 

The voting trustees who vote the Company’s Class B common stock voted all 8,000 outstanding Class B shares for the election of the following three (3) persons as directors:

 

David Simon

Herbert Simon

Richard S. Sokolov

 

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

 

FOR   AGAINST  ABSTAIN  BROKER
NON-VOTE
233,663,146   18,995,882   617,454   27,054,812

 

Proposal 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN
276,793,332   3,337,894   200,068 

 

 

 

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.

 

Dated: May 13, 2021

 

  SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Steven E. Fivel
    Name: Steven E. Fivel
    Title:  General Counsel and Secretary