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) May 12, 2011

 

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

1-14023

 

23-2947217

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, Maryland 21046

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(443) 285-5400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 12, 2011, Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Registrant”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At such meeting, the shareholders voted on proposals relating to:

 

·                  the election of ten trustees, each for a one-year term;

·                  approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers as disclosed in its proxy statement filed on March 30, 2011;

·                  approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of how frequently the Registrant will submit non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation to its shareholders in the future; and

·                  the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

 

The voting results at the meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Trustees

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Broker

 

Name of Nominee

 

Shares For

 

Withheld

 

Shares Abstain

 

Non-Votes

 

Jay H. Shidler

 

55,954,369

 

285,072

 

 

3,632,011

 

Clay W. Hamlin, III

 

55,294,882

 

944,559

 

 

3,632,011

 

Thomas F. Brady

 

55,410,958

 

828,483

 

 

3,632,011

 

Robert L. Denton

 

55,958,965

 

280,476

 

 

3,632,011

 

Randall M. Griffin

 

56,016,257

 

223,184

 

 

3,632,011

 

Elizabeth A. Hight

 

56,198,193

 

41,248

 

 

 

3,632,011

 

David M. Jacobstein

 

56,185,141

 

54,300

 

 

3,632,011

 

Steven D. Kesler

 

56,028,223

 

211,218

 

 

3,632,011

 

Richard Szafranski

 

55,430,730

 

808,711

 

 

3,632,011

 

Kenneth D. Wethe

 

56,010,465

 

228,976

 

 

3,632,011

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non-Votes

 

Proposal 2: Approval, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, of Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

54,109,046

 

2,015,459

 

114,936

 

3,632,011

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

Every Year

 

Every Two Years

 

Every Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Non-Votes

 

Proposal 3: Vote, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, on Frequency of Future Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

50,249,909

 

122,917

 

5,832,996

 

33,619

 

3,632,011

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non-Votes

 

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year

 

59,500,965

 

353,228

 

17,259

 

N/A

 

 

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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.

 

Date: May 17, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen E. Riffee

 

 

Name:

Stephen E. Riffee

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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