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):   November 9, 2011

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland    000-53206    20-4738467
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(State or other jurisdiction		    _____________
(Commission		    ______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)    File Number)    Identification No.)
16435 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 320, Scottsdale, Arizona       85254
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(Address of principal executive offices)		       ___________
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   480-998-3478

Not Applicable

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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:

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

On November 9, 2011, we held our annual meeting of stockholders for the purpose of acting on the following four proposals properly brought before the meeting:

(1)        the election of the following six nominees to our board of directors: Scott D. Peters, W. Bradley Blair, II, Maurice J. DeWald, Warren D. Fix, Larry L. Mathis and Gary T. Wescombe;

(2)        the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement;

(3)        the advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation; and

(4)        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, 2011.

Proposal 1

All of the director nominees were elected. The number of votes cast for and votes withheld for each of the director nominees were as follows:

 

Name

    Votes For      Votes
Withheld		  

Scott D. Peters

      112,138,707         5,554,935   

W. Bradley Blair, II

      112,323,103         5,370,539   

Maurice J. DeWald

      112,300,708         5,392,934   

Warren D. Fix

      112,236,772         5,456,870   

Larry L. Mathis

      112,422,085         5,271,556   

Gary T. Wescombe

      112,381,368         5,312,274   

Proposal 2

Our stockholders approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement. The number of votes cast for, the votes cast against and votes abstaining were as follows:

 

Proposal

    Votes For      Votes
Against		      Abstentions  

Proposal 2. Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers

      96,064,769         10,324,820         11,304,053   

Proposal 3

The option of three years as the frequency with which stockholders are provided future advisory votes on named executive compensation has been recommended by our stockholders on a non-binding and advisory basis. The number of votes cast for three years, two years, one year and votes abstaining were as follows:

 

Proposal

    Three
Years		      Two
Years		      One
Year		      Abstentions  

Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Frequency of Holding Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation

      82,933,006         8,844,492         15,559,935         10,356,209   

Proposal 4

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified by our stockholders. The number of votes cast for, the votes cast against and votes abstaining were as follows:

 

Proposal

    Votes For      Votes
Against		      Abstentions  

Proposal 4. Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP

      109,230,805         1,603,065         6,787,924   

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.

 

      Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.  
      By:       /s/ Scott D. Peters  
  November 10, 2011       Name: Scott D. Peters  
        Title: Chief Executive Officer & President  

 

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