Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): February 26, 2025
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Appointments of Jeffrey J. Donnelly, Deneen L. Donnley, and Stephen E. Lewis as Directors
On February 26, 2025, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Registrant") appointed Jeffrey J. Donnelly, Deneen L. Donnley, and Stephen E. Lewis to serve as directors of the Registrant, effective February 26, 2025, with committee appointments to be determined at a later date. The compensation of Ms. Donnley and Messrs. Lewis and Donnelly as directors will be provided on the same basis as that provided to the Registrant's other non-employee directors, described on page 73 of the Registrant's most recent Annual Proxy Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024, as supplemented on April 10, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference. There are no transactions in which Ms. Donnley and Messrs. Lewis and Donnelly have or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at this time.
The press release issued by the Registrant on February 27, 2025, announcing the appointments of Ms. Donnley and Messrs. Lewis and Donnelly, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: | February 27, 2025 | By: | /s/ Sherry L. Rexroad | ||||||||||||||
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