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

 

April 29, 2013 (April 25, 2013)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

HCP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-08895

 

33-0091377

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

 

 

 

 

Identification Number)

 

3760 Kilroy Airport Way

Suite 300

Long Beach, California 90806

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(562) 733-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item  5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

HCP, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 25, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting there were present, in person or by proxy, 414,862,794 shares of the Company’s common stock, which represented approximately 91.34% of the shares entitled to vote and constituted a quorum.

 

Set forth below are the voting results of the three proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2013.

 

Proposal 1.  All of the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company and each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

% of Votes Supporting

 

James F. Flaherty III

 

372,373,369

 

6,199,992

 

3,688,519

 

32,600,914

 

98.36%

 

Christine N. Garvey

 

381,022,983

 

906,304

 

332,593

 

32,600,914

 

99.76%

 

David B. Henry

 

380,796,632

 

1,123,867

 

341,381

 

32,600,914

 

99.71%

 

Lauralee E. Martin

 

378,068,528

 

3,868,161

 

325,191

 

32,600,914

 

98.99%

 

Michael D. McKee

 

374,708,092

 

7,205,988

 

347,800

 

32,600,914

 

98.11%

 

Peter L. Rhein

 

378,944,738

 

2,967,119

 

350,023

 

32,600,914

 

99.22%

 

Kenneth B. Roath

 

379,828,673

 

2,074,109

 

359,098

 

32,600,914

 

99.46%

 

Joseph P. Sullivan

 

381,011,838

 

885,989

 

364,053

 

32,600,914

 

99.77%

 

 

Proposal 2.  The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was approved at the Annual Meeting.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

% of Votes Supporting

 

412,300,564

 

1,999,582

 

562,648

 

N/A

 

99.52%

 

 

Proposal 3.  The advisory vote to approve executive compensation was approved at the Annual Meeting.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

% of Votes Supporting

 

366,546,595

 

10,893,643

 

4,821,642

 

32,600,914

 

97.11%

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  April 29, 2013

 

 

 

HCP, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy M. Schoen

 

 

Timothy M. Schoen

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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