CXP 8-K 2014 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):  July 16, 2014
 
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  000-51262
 
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 July 16, 2014, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center at 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, NE in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 2015 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
 
42,200,673

 
1,371,048

 
41,023,880

Richard W. Carpenter
 
42,205,924

 
1,365,797

 
41,023,880

Bud Carter
 
42,173,998

 
1,397,723

 
41,023,880

John L. Dixon
 
42,313,420

 
1,258,301

 
41,023,880

Murray J. McCabe
 
42,427,590

 
1,144,131

 
41,023,880

E. Nelson Mills
 
42,209,233

 
1,362,488

 
41,023,880

George W. Sands
 
42,420,689

 
1,151,032

 
41,023,880

Neil H. Strickland
 
42,264,511

 
1,307,210

 
41,023,880

Thomas G. Wattles
 
42,338,183

 
1,233,538

 
41,023,880



The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2014, as follows:
Number of Shares
Voted For
 
Number of Shares Voted Against
 
Number of Shares Abstained
82,791,364

 
714,735

 
1,089,502



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
38,958,286

 
2,760,643

 
1,852,792

 
41,023,880



The Company's stockholders indicated their preference, on an advisory basis, for holding future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis as follows:
Number of Shares
Voted for
One Year
 
Number of Shares Voted for
Two Years
 
Number of Shares Voted for
Three Years
 
Number of Shares Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
35,715,430

 
955,442

 
4,149,770

 
2,751,079

 
41,023,880


Based on the stockholders' vote, the board of directors determined that future advisory votes on executive compensation will be held on an annual basis.





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.
 
 
 
 
 
July 21, 2014
By:
/s/ James A. Fleming
 
 
 
James A. Fleming
 
 
 
Principal Financial Officer