8-K




 
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 2, 2016
 
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)
 
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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 2, 2016, 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 2017 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
Carmen M. Bowser
 
64,922,199

 
6,216,961

 
33,976,146

Charles R. Brown
 
64,703,201

 
6,435,959

 
33,976,146

Richard W. Carpenter
 
64,395,989

 
6,743,171

 
33,976,146

John L. Dixon
 
64,549,246

 
6,589,914

 
33,976,146

David B. Henry
 
64,790,043

 
6,349,117

 
33,976,146

Murray J. McCabe
 
64,205,582

 
6,933,578

 
33,976,146

E. Nelson Mills
 
64,892,321

 
6,246,839

 
33,976,146

Michael S. Robb
 
64,582,166

 
6,556,994

 
33,976,146

George W. Sands
 
64,884,719

 
6,254,441

 
33,976,146

Thomas G. Wattles
 
64,909,062

 
6,230,098

 
33,976,146



The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, as follows:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Number of Shares Voted Against
 
Number of Shares Abstained
98,618,477

 
368,692

 
6,128,137



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
62,908,921

 
1,822,902

 
6,407,337

 
33,976,146









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 3, 2016
By:
/s/ James A. Fleming
 
 
 
James A. Fleming
 
 
 
Principal Financial Officer