SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Swope Jeffrey L. (Last) (First) (Middle) 5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR STE. 450 (Street) ATLANTA GA 30342 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. [ PDM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/11/2022		M		5,011	A	(1)(2)	54,273.3272(3)	D
Common Stock								76,616.8618(3)	I	By Champion Operating Partnership II, Ltd.

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(1)	05/11/2022		M			5,011	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	5,011	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(1)	05/11/2022		A		6,839		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	6,839	$0	6,839	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PDM common stock. Restricted stock units may be settled in cash or common stock at PDM's election.

2. On May 11, 2021, the reporting person was granted 5,011 restricted stock units, which vested at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. on May 11, 2022, and were settled in PDM common stock.

3. The balance includes shares obtained through Piedmont's dividend reinvestment plan during the period in which the shares where obtained.

4. On May 11, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., the reporting person was granted 6,839 restricted stock units, which will vest on the earlier of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the anniversary of the grant date in May 2023.

Remarks:

	/s/ Laura P. Moon as Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey L. Swope	05/12/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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