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| EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. | d394841dex31.htm |
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 8, 2017
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Commission File Number: 001-34626 | ||
| Maryland | 58-2328421 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
11695 Johns Creek Parkway
Suite 350
Johns Creek, GA 30097-1523
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
770-418-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On May 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Corporation”) approved and adopted an amendment to Article XIV of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Amended Bylaws”). The Amended Bylaws provide the Corporation’s stockholders the concurrent power to amend the Corporation’s Bylaws if such amendment is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended |
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.
| Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| Dated: May 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert E. Bowers | ||||||
| Robert E. Bowers Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||||||||