Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 15, 2018, the Registrant held its 2018 Annual Meeting in Alpharetta, Georgia. Proxies for the meeting were solicited to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:
The Registrant’s stockholders elected the following individuals to its board of directors for one-year terms expiring in 2019:
|
Name |
Number of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Kelly H. Barrett |
100,550,338 |
1,051,829 |
13,451,103 |
|
Wesley E. Cantrell |
99,326,029 |
2,276,138 |
13,451,103 |
|
Barbara B. Lang |
100,431,770 |
1,170,397 |
13,451,103 |
|
Frank C. McDowell |
99,672,715 |
1,929,453 |
13,451,103 |
|
Donald A. Miller, CFA |
100,675,900 |
926,267 |
13,451,103 |
|
Raymond G. Milnes, Jr. |
100,677,897 |
924,270 |
13,451,103 |
|
Jeffery L. Swope |
100,535,358 |
1,066,810 |
13,451,103 |
|
Dale H. Taysom |
100,681,550 |
920,617 |
13,451,103 |
The Registrant’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche, LLP, as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as follows:
|
Number of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares Voted Against |
Number of Shares Abstained |
|
114,566,151 |
314,461 |
172,657 |
The Registrant's stockholders voted to approve an amendment to its charter to clarify that the Registrant's stockholders have the power to amend the Registrant's bylaws as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:
|
Number of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares Voted Against |
Number of Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
101,373,832 |
104,321 |
124,014 |
13,451,103 |
The Registrant's stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:
|
Number of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares Voted Against |
Number of Shares Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
98,377,343 |
2,883,729 |
341,095 |
13,451,103 |
About Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (Piedmont) is an integrated self-managed real estate investment trust specializing in the acquisition, ownership, management, development and disposition of primarily Class A office buildings located in the United States office markets. The Company operates through its real estate assets segment. It conducts business through Piedmont Operating Partnership, L.P. (Piedmont OP), as well as performs the management of its buildings through its subsidiaries, Piedmont Government Services, LLC and Piedmont Office Management, LLC. Piedmont is the sole general partner of, Piedmont OP and as such, possesses legal control and authority over the operations of Piedmont OP. Piedmont owns 99.9% of Piedmont OP. The rest 0.1% ownership interest of Piedmont OP is held indirectly by Piedmont through its subsidiary, Piedmont Office Holdings, Inc. Piedmont OP owns properties directly, through subsidiaries, and through both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.
