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, 2016
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-36113
MD | 20-0068852 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
incorporation) | Identification No.) | |
One Glenlake Parkway, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30328
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(404) 465-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 2, 2016, Columbia Property Trust (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following matters were submitted to the stockholders for a vote:
The Company's stockholders elected the following individuals to its board of directors to serve until the 2017 annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Name | Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Carmen M. Bowser | 64,922,199 | 6,216,961 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
Charles R. Brown | 64,703,201 | 6,435,959 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
Richard W. Carpenter | 64,395,989 | 6,743,171 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
John L. Dixon | 64,549,246 | 6,589,914 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
David B. Henry | 64,790,043 | 6,349,117 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
Murray J. McCabe | 64,205,582 | 6,933,578 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
E. Nelson Mills | 64,892,321 | 6,246,839 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
Michael S. Robb | 64,582,166 | 6,556,994 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
George W. Sands | 64,884,719 | 6,254,441 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
Thomas G. Wattles | 64,909,062 | 6,230,098 | 33,976,146 | ||||||
The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, as follows:
Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Voted Against | Number of Shares Abstained | |||||
98,618,477 | 368,692 | 6,128,137 | |||||
The Company'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 | |||||||
62,908,921 | 1,822,902 | 6,407,337 | 33,976,146 | |||||||
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.
Columbia Property Trust, Inc. | |||
May 3, 2016 | By: | /s/ James A. Fleming | |
James A. Fleming | |||
Principal Financial Officer | |||