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): March 5, 2021

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 March 5, 2021, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Company”) approved an increase in the Board’s size from nine members to ten members, and also elected Raymond L. Owens, age 62, to the Board. Mr. Owens’ term on the Board will expire at the Company’s upcoming 2021 annual shareholder meeting, at which time he will stand for re-election. Effective upon joining the Board, Mr. Owens 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.

Mr. Owens retired after serving from 2007 to 2017, most recently as the Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, at Piedmont Office Realty Trust (NYSE: PDM), an owner, manager, developer, redeveloper and operator of Class A office properties located primarily in select sub-markets within seven major Eastern U.S. office markets.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Exhibit Title
99.1						Press Release dated March 8, 2021 .
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:	March 8, 2021	Dated:	March 8, 2021