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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) January 22, 2018
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Corporate Office Properties Trust | Maryland | 1-14023 | 23-2947217 | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||||
incorporation or organization) | Number) | Identification No.) | ||||
Corporate Office Properties, L.P. | Delaware | 333-189188 | 23-2930022 | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer | ||||
incorporation or organization) | Number) | Identification No.) | ||||
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):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties Trust) o
Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties, L.P.) o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Corporate Office Properties Trust o
Corporate Office Properties, L.P. o
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 25, 2018, Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Company”) entered into the Thirty-Third Amendment (the “COPLP Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”) of the Company’s operating partnership, Corporate Office Properties, L.P. (“COPLP”). The COPLP Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, was entered into in order to update the Partnership Agreement for certain changes in the ownership of COPLP. Other than to reflect such changes, the COPLP Amendment contains no substantive terms.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 22, 2018 and January 24, 2018, Elizabeth A. Hight and Richard Szafranski, respectively, communicated to the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Trustees their intention not to stand for re-election to the Board of Trustees at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST | CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P. | ||
By: Corporate Office Properties Trust, | |||
its General Partner | |||
/s/ Anthony Mifsud | /s/ Anthony Mifsud | ||
Anthony Mifsud | Anthony Mifsud | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: | January 26, 2018 | Dated: | January 26, 2018 |