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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):
June 16, 2011 (June 15, 2011)
 
SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
MARYLAND
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)
 
1-13199
13-3956775
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
(IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER)
   
420 Lexington Avenue
10170
New York, New York
(ZIP CODE)
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)  
 
(212) 594-2700
(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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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
(a)  SL Green Realty Corp. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 15, 2011.
 
(b)  The Annual Meeting was held for the purpose of: (i) electing two Class II directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; (ii) approving, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation, (iii) recommending, on an advisory basis, whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years and (iv) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.  Further information regarding the foregoing proposals is contained in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2011.  The total number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 80,925,309, of which 75,461,453 shares, or approximately 93.25%, were present in person or by proxy.  The results of the meeting were as follows:
 
Proposal 1
 
Marc Holliday and John S. Levy were elected as the Class II directors of the Company for a three-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
 
   
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
Marc Holliday
72,166,744
1,105,039
2,189,670
 
 
John S. Levy
67,348,983
5,922,800
2,189,670
 
 
Proposal 2
 
The Company's executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis.
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
60,354,012
12,807,923
109,848
2,189,670
 
 
Proposal 3
 
It was recommended, on an advisory basis, that the Company's advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every year.
 
 

 
 
Votes For One Year
Votes For Two Years
Votes for Three Years
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
58,353,181
47,961
14,867,073
3,568
2,189,670
 
Proposal 4
 
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified.
 
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
 
 
74,788,982
665,509
6,962
 

 
 

 

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.
 
 
SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
   
   
 
/s/ James Mead
 
 
James Mead
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:  June 16, 2011