Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2020

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Maryland

1-14023

23-2947217

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission File

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

Number)

Identification No.)

Corporate Office Properties, L.P.

Delaware

333-189188

23-2930022

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission File

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

Number)

Identification No.)

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300

Columbia, Maryland 21046

(Address of principal executive offices)

(443) 285-5400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value

OFC

New York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties Trust) ☐

Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties, L.P.) ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Corporate Office Properties Trust ☐

Corporate Office Properties, L.P. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On and effective October 1, 2020, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Company”) approved an increase in the Board’s size from eight members to nine members, and also elected Letitia A. Long, age 61, to the Board. The term of this Trustee will expire at the Company’s next annual shareholder meeting. The Company expects that Ms. Long will be nominated to stand for re-election at that time. Effective upon joining the Board, Ms. Long became eligible to receive the standard compensation provided by the Company to its other non-employee Trustees, as most recently disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.

Between 2010-2015, Ms. Long served as Director at the Department of Defense’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (“NGA”) and, from 2006-2010, she served as Deputy Director at the Defense Intelligence Agency (“DIA”). Since 2015, she has served on the boards of several public and private companies.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Exhibit Title
99.1						Press Release dated October 5, 2020.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST		CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
			By: Corporate Office Properties Trust,
			its General Partner


	/s/ Anthony Mifsud		/s/ Anthony Mifsud
	Anthony Mifsud		Anthony Mifsud
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:	October 5, 2020	Dated:	October 5, 2020