Columbia Property Trust, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): December 2, 2021
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 2, 2021, Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in order to vote upon the following proposals relating to the proposed transaction between the Company and affiliates of funds managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”):
1.To approve the merger (the “merger”) of Panther Merger Parent, Inc. (“Parent”) with and into the Company pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2021 and as it may be amended from time to time, among the Company, Columbia Property Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., Parent and Panther Merger Sub, LLC.
2.To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger; and
3.To approve any adjournment of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the special meeting to approve the merger.
The final voting results for each of the proposals are set forth below.
1.The Company’s stockholders approved the merger. Voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 74,539,314 | 438,957 | 200,644 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2.The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to approve certain compensation arrangements. Voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 68,630,199 | 5,929,630 | 619,086 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3.Because there were sufficient votes at the Special Meeting to approve the proposal regarding the merger and the proposal to approve certain compensation arrangements, the third proposal was not submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval at the Special Meeting.
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. | ||||||||
| Dated: December 2, 2021 | By: | /s/ James A. Fleming | ||||||
| James A. Fleming | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||