Shareholder Vote

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 2, 2018   Federal Realty Investment Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Maryland   1-07533   52-0782497 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   1626 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland   20852-4041 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number including area code: 301/998-8100     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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ¨ 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)) 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 checkmark if the registrant has elected not 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 annual meeting of shareholders of the Trust was held on May 2, 2018 in North Bethesda, Maryland. The following table sets forth the matters presented for a vote by the shareholders and the voting results with respect to such matters:       Matter    Votes For    Votes Withheld/ Against    Abstentions   Broker  Non-Votes Proposal 1: Election of Trustees                     Jon E. Bortz   62,243,175   2,355,598   55,380   3,063,096     David W. Faeder    61,078,862   3,518,528    56,764   3,063,096     Elizabeth I. Holland    64,016,333   549,743    88,077   3,063,096     Gail P. Steinel   63,321,462   1,278,725   53,967   3,063,096     Warren M. Thompson   63,190,902   1,407,702   55,550   3,063,096     Joseph S. Vassalluzzo   62,116,844   2,395,822   141,488   3,063,096     Donald C. Wood   62,667,461   1,931,093   55,600   3,063,096                   Proposal 2: Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers    59,967,562   4,492,852   193,739   3,063,096                   Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018   66,743,260   904,205   69,785   — SIGNATURE 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.       FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST         Date: May 4, 2018 By:   /s/ Dawn M. Becker               Dawn M. Becker       Executive Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary