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 05, 2021 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.)   909 Rose Avenue, Suite 200 North Bethesda, Maryland   20852 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number including area code: 301 / 998-8100   Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered Common Shares of Beneficial Interest FRT New York Stock Exchange $.01 par value per share, with associated Common Share Purchase Rights Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share FRT-C New York Stock Exchange of 5.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share   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)) ☐ 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 by remote means on May 5, 2021. 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 Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Proposal 1: Election of Trustees     David W. Faeder 58,049,430  9,517,374  27,535  4,276,826      Elizabeth I. Holland 66,583,871  985,995  24,473  4,276,826      Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale 67,060,298  508,159  25,882  4,276,826      Anthony P. Nader, III 67,206,840  360,658  26,841  4,276,826      Mark S. Ordan 66,433,376  1,131,777  29,187  4,276,826      Gail P. Steinel 62,879,148  4,689,034  26,157  4,276,826      Donald C. Wood 66,687,630  879,014  27,695  4,276,826  Proposal 2: Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers 60,756,298  6,669,497  168,544  4,276,826  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, 2021 71,111,088  696,853  63,223  0  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. FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST Date: May 6, 2021   /s/ Dawn M. Becker Dawn M. Becker Executive Vice President- General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX                                  Exhibit Number Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document)