CXP 8-K 2015 Annual Meeting Results




 
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 4, 2015
 
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)
 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 4, 2015, 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 2016 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
Charles R. Brown
 
48,880,029

 
8,887,796

 
36,330,565

Richard W. Carpenter
 
48,464,913

 
9,302,912

 
36,330,565

John L. Dixon
 
48,604,648

 
9,163,177

 
36,330,565

Murray J. McCabe
 
49,041,083

 
8,726,742

 
36,330,565

E. Nelson Mills
 
49,022,199

 
8,745,626

 
36,330,565

Michael S. Robb
 
49,049,566

 
8,718,259

 
36,330,565

George W. Sands
 
49,054,234

 
8,713,591

 
36,330,565

Thomas G. Wattles
 
49,047,149

 
8,720,676

 
36,330,565



The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2015, as follows:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Number of Shares Voted Against
 
Number of Shares Abstained
85,068,200

 
499,143

 
8,531,047



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
47,002,294

 
1,796,492

 
8,969,039

 
36,330,565









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 5, 2015
By:
/s/ James A. Fleming
 
 
 
James A. Fleming
 
 
 
Principal Financial Officer