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 4,
2010
HOME
PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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MARYLAND
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1-13136
No.
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16-1455126
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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850
Clinton Square, Rochester, New York 14604
(Address
of principal executive offices and internet site)
(585)
546-4900
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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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HOME
PROPERTIES, INC.
CURRENT
REPORT
ON FORM
8-K
Item
5.07 Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders.
The
Annual Meeting was held on May 4, 2010. Of the 35,157,035 shares of
Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 31,181,431 shares
(representing 88.69%) were present either in person or by proxy.
The
following describes the matters considered by the Company’s stockholders at the
Annual Meeting, as well as the results of the votes cast at the
meeting:
1. To
elect 11 Directors of the Company to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected.
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Stephen
R. Blank
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27,439,785
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170,727
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3,570,919
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Josh
E. Fidler
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27,221,668
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388,844
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3,570,919
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Alan
L. Gosule
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27,268,624
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341,888
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3,570,919
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Leonard
F. Helbig, III
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27,321,359
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289,153
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3,570,919
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Charles
J. Koch
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27,412,226
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198,286
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3,570,919
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Nelson
B. Leenhouts
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24,681,660
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2,928,852
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3,570,919
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Norman
P. Leenhouts
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24,731,623
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2,878,889
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3,570,919
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Edward
J. Pettinella
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27,307,086
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303,426
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3,570,919
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Clifford
W. Smith, Jr.
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27,311,771
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298,741
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3,570,919
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Paul
L. Smith
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27,292,303
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318,209
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3,570,919
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Amy
L. Tait
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24,667,421
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2,943,091
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3,570,919
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2. Approval
of an amendment to the Director Deferred Compensation Plan to increase the
shares available for issuance under that plan by 50,000.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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26,262,934
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1,270,832
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76,746
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3,570,919
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3. Ratification
of the appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for 2010.
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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30,763,634
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380,309
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37,488
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Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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10.1
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Amendment
Number One to Director Deferred Compensation
Plan
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
HOME PROPERTIES,
INC.
(Registrant)
Date: May
6, 2010
By: /s/ David P.
Gardner
David P. Gardner
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer