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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): May 4, 2023

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-14469 04-6268599
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana

46204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 636-1600

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol
  Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value   SPG   New York Stock Exchange
83/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value   SPGJ   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2023 Annual Meeting of shareholders of Simon Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 4, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal considered at the Meeting is as follows:              
               
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors              
               

    FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER
NON-VOTE
Glyn F. Aeppel   198,066,720   55,618,138   679,136   25,531,954
Larry C. Glasscock   189,697,616   63,980,648   685,730   25,531,954
Allan Hubbard   153,628,661   99,386,894   1,348,439   25,531,954
Reuben S. Leibowitz   135,490,384   118,188,101   685,509   25,531,954
Randall J. Lewis   252,516,428   1,159,866   687,700   25,531,954
Gary M. Rodkin   197,101,410   56,577,875   684,709   25,531,954
Peggy Fang Roe   197,924,606   55,763,440   675,948   25,531,954
Stefan M. Selig   241,554,357   12,126,391   683,246   25,531,954
Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.   235,699,152   17,982,002   682,840   25,531,954
Marta R. Stewart   251,603,998   2,069,597   690,399   25,531,954

 

The voting trustees who vote the Company’s Class B common stock voted all 8,000 outstanding Class B shares for the election of the following three (3) persons as directors:

 

David Simon

Herbert Simon

Richard S. Sokolov

 

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

 

              BROKER  
  FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   NON-VOTE  
  28,035,146   225,451,008   877,840   25,531,954  

 

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

  FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN  
  267,761,410 11,881,645   252,893  

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Executive Compensation Advisory Votes

 

                BROKER  
  1 Year   2 Years   3 Years ABSTAIN   NON-VOTE  
  247,864,380   379,718   5,348,709 771,187   25,531,954  

 

Based on these results, the Board has determined that the Company will hold Say-on-Pay votes every year, until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: May 5, 2023

 

  SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
     
    By: /s/ Steven E. Fivel 
      Steven E. Fivel
      Secretary and General Counsel