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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 8, 2025

 

ACADIA REALTY TRUST

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-12002

23-2715194

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

411 Theodore Fremd Avenue

Suite 300

Rye, New York 10580

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(914) 288-8100

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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 symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share

AKR

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

 

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 8, 2025. Shareholders representing 113,291,902 common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”), or 94.58%, of the Common Shares outstanding as of the March 11, 2025 record date, either participated or were represented at the Annual meeting by proxy.

 

The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Shares (“Shareholders”). The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 25, 2025.

 

The following table sets forth the final voting results of the proposals.

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstentions

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Trustees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 1a - Election of Trustee: Kenneth F. Bernstein

 

 

111,748,817

 

 

 

108,114

 

 

 

20,427

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1b - Election of Trustee: Mark A. Denien

 

 

111,850,089

 

 

 

7,105

 

 

 

20,164

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1c - Election of Trustee: Kenneth A. McIntyre

 

 

110,386,088

 

 

 

1,445,638

 

 

 

45,632

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1d - Election of Trustee: William T. Spitz

 

 

108,386,326

 

 

 

3,470,997

 

 

 

20,035

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1e - Election of Trustee: Lynn C. Thurber

 

 

111,824,097

 

 

 

33,317

 

 

 

19,944

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1f - Election of Trustee: Lee S. Wielansky

 

 

110,523,512

 

 

 

1,333,811

 

 

 

20,035

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1g - Election of Trustee: Hope B. Woodhouse

 

 

109,957,613

 

 

 

1,874,332

 

 

 

45,413

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

Proposal 1h - Election of Trustee: C. David Zoba

 

 

104,761,149

 

 

 

7,096,070

 

 

 

20,139

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstentions

 

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025

 

 

113,106,489

 

 

 

165,677

 

 

 

19,736

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

Abstentions

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Proposal No. 3: Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

 

104,892,357

 

 

 

6,950,627

 

 

 

34,374

 

 

 

1,414,544

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ACADIA REALTY TRUST

Dated:

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John Gottfried

 

 

Name:

 

John Gottfried

May 8, 2025

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer