UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 29, 2016
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M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
1-8951 |
84-0622967 |
(State or other |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. employer |
jurisdiction of |
identification no.) | |
incorporation) |
4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80237
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 773-1100
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Not Applicable |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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 |
On March 29, 2016, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. There were 49,006,835 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting. The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting were as follows:
(1) |
Election of three Class I Directors of the Company to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2019: |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Michael A. Berman |
40,814,353 | 735,132 | 2,994,079 | |||||||||
Herbert T. Buchwald |
35,070,467 | 6,479,018 | 2,994,079 | |||||||||
Larry A. Mizel |
38,948,030 | 2,601,455 | 2,994,079 |
(2) |
Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
16,730,219 |
24,149,551 |
669,715 |
2,994,079 |
(3) |
Re-approval of the performance criteria and the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
39,876,296 |
1,641,268 |
31,921 |
2,994,079 |
(4) |
Approval of an amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
39,125,241 |
2,388,345 |
35,899 |
2,994,079 |
(5) |
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year: |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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44,468,036 |
57,590 |
17,938 |
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
10.1 |
Second Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors |
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.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Dated: April 1, 2016 |
By: /s/ Joseph H. Fretz Joseph H. Fretz Secretary and Corporate Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1 |
Second Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors |