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 8, 2024

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-14469	04-6268599
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		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:

 

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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 2024 Annual Meeting of shareholders of Simon Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 8, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

 

The vote tabulation for each proposal considered at the Meeting is as follows:

 

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

 

The Company’s shareholders elected each of the following directors to serve until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified by the following votes:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
Glyn F. Aeppel		175,745,660		90,736,650		636,104		21,839,544
Larry C. Glasscock		182,866,047		83,450,505		801,862		21,839,544
Allan Hubbard		186,075,618		80,241,813		800,983		21,839,544
Nina P. Jones		266,013,216		510,864		594,334		21,839,544
Reuben S. Leibowitz		237,825,897		28,687,541		604,976		21,839,544
Randall J. Lewis		264,448,959		2,061,699		607,756		21,839,544
Gary M. Rodkin		187,362,524		78,949,775		806,115		21,839,544
Peggy Fang Roe		187,600,113		78,883,363		634,938		21,839,544
Stefan M. Selig		262,886,941		3,626,807		604,666		21,839,544
Daniel C. Smith, Ph.D.		258,961,000		7,545,507		611,907		21,839,544
Marta R. Stewart		262,950,931		3,566,817		600,666		21,839,544

 

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

 

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following votes:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
251,074,430		15,254,606		789,378		21,839,544

 

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 by the following votes:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
276,698,085		12,095,029		164,844

 

 

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 8, 2024

 

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