UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)     September 15, 2010

 

 

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland		001-34626		58-2328421
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11695 Johns Creek Parkway Ste 350, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (770) 418-8800

 

(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 (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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)

On September 15, 2010, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Registrant”) held its annual meeting of stockholders in Alpharetta, Georgia. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)

The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

 

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The Registrant’s stockholders elected the following individuals to its board of directors for one-year terms expiring in 2011: W. Wayne Woody; Michael R. Buchanan; Wesley E. Cantrell; William H. Keogler, Jr.; Donald S. Moss; Frank C. McDowell, Donald A. Miller, CFA; and Jeffrey L. Swope; as follows:

 

Name		Number of Shares Voted For		Number of Shares Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
W. Wayne Woody		71,691,965		2,166,450		45,531,072
Michael R. Buchanan		71,761,521		2,096,894		45,531,072
Wesley E. Cantrell		71,670,331		2,188,084		45,531,072
William H. Keogler, Jr.		71,670,744		2,187,671		45,531,072
Donald S. Moss		71,567,471		2,290,944		45,531,072
Frank C. McDowell		71,779,744		2,078,671		45,531,072
Donald A. Miller, CFA		71,747,251		2,111,164		45,531,072
Jeffery L. Swope		71,768,095		2,090,320		45,531,072

 

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The Registrant’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young, LLP, as independent registered public accountants, as follows:

 

Number of Shares Voted For		Number of Shares Voted Against		Number of Shares Abstained
117,137,951		846,198		1,405,338

 

(c)

Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 21, 2010

 

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