TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC. (NYSE:TCI) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to the Vote of Security Holders

On December 13, 2017, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (“TCI” or the “Issuer” or the “Registrant”) was held, following a solicitation of proxies, to a Notice of Annual Meeting and related Proxy Statement, dated November 7, 2017, distributed in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On the record date of November 6, 2017, a total of 8,717,767 shares of Common Stock were outstanding, with each share entitled to cast one vote.

At the Annual Meeting, which involved the election of directors, the following named persons received the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstention and broker non-votes:

All of the nominees named above, each of which is currently a director of the Registrant, were elected at such Annual Meeting.

The only other matter presented at the Annual Meeting was the ratification of the appointment of Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, and any interim period. A total of 8,229,914 votes were cast FOR, 10,085 votes were cast AGAINST, and 14,183 votes ABSTAINED from voting with respect to such proposal. There were no broker non-votes.

The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors was held on the following day, December 14, 2017. At such meeting, Henry A. Butler was reelected Chairman of the Board.

About TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC. (NYSE:TCI)

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. is an externally advised and managed real estate investment company that owns a portfolio of income-producing properties and land held for development. The Company’s segments are Commercial Properties, Apartments, Land and Other. Its portfolio of income-producing properties includes residential apartment communities, office buildings and other commercial properties. It acquires land mainly in in-fill locations or suburban markets. The Company’s income-producing properties consist of approximately eight commercial properties, including five office buildings, two retail properties and an industrial warehouse, comprising in aggregate approximately 1.9 million square feet; a golf course comprising approximately 96.09 acres, and approximately 50 residential apartment communities comprising over 7,980 units, excluding apartments being developed. In addition, it owns approximately 3,660 acres of land held for development.