Form 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 6, 2013

 

 

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

California

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-10709   95-4300881
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California   91201-2397
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 244-8080

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

On May 6, 2013, PS Business Parks reported its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The full text of the press release is furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 are being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and 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 such information 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 a filing.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 6, 2013.

(b) The three matters considered for a vote are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2013. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.

1. The shareholders elected eight directors to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. The votes for each nominee were as follows:

 

Name

   Votes For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

     23,133,746         115,908         389,181   

Joseph D. Russell, Jr.

     23,209,887         39,768         389,181   

Jennifer Holden Dunbar

     23,008,970         240,685         389,181   

James H. Kropp

     22,913,238         336,417         389,181   

Sara Grootwassink Lewis

     23,225,013         24,642         389,181   

Michael V. McGee

     23,008,471         241,184         389,181   

Gary E. Pruitt

     22,989,341         260,314         389,181   

Peter Schultz

     22,216,813         32,482         389,181   

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as PS Business Parks’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 as follows:

 

Votes For

   Votes Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

23,576,335

   59,608    2,892    0

3. The shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation as follows:

 

Votes For

   Votes Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

22,986,997

   253,428    9,229    389,181


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1:    Press release dated May 6, 2013.


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.

 

 

PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.

 

Date: May 6, 2013

 

By: /s/ Edward A. Stokx

 

Edward A. Stokx

 

Chief Financial Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    PS Business Parks, Inc. Earnings Press Release dated May 6, 2013.