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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 12, 2016
 
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
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
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)
 
(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 12, 2016, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Registrant") held its annual meeting of stockholders in Alpharetta, Georgia. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

The Registrant’s stockholders elected the following individuals to its board of directors for one-year terms expiring in 2017:
Name
 
Number of Shares Voted For
 
Number of Shares Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Kelly H. Barrett
 
106,514,101

 
753,474

 
19,006,089

Michael R. Buchanan
 
105,943,241

 
1,324,334

 
19,006,089

Wesley E. Cantrell
 
106,593,098

 
674,034

 
19,006,089

Barbara B. Lang
 
106,591,612

 
675,963

 
19,006,089

Frank C. McDowell
 
106,629,619

 
637,556

 
19,006,089

Donald A. Miller, CFA
 
106,652,800

 
614,775

 
19,006,089

Raymon G. Milnes, Jr.
 
106,666,494

 
601,081

 
19,006,089

Jeffery L. Swope
 
106,662,447

 
605,128

 
19,006,089

Dale H. Taysom
 
106,665,033

 
602,542

 
19,006,089


The Registrant’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young, LLP, as independent registered public accountants for 2016, as follows:

Number of Shares Voted For
 
Number of Shares Voted Against
 
Number of Shares Abstained
124,875,815

 
959,756

 
438,093


The Registrant'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
104,177,417

 
2,278,381

 
811,776

 
19,006,089









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.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 12, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/    Robert E. Bowers
 
 
 
 
Robert E. Bowers
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President