PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST, INC.
11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 350
Johns Creek, Georgia 30097
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and Proxy Statement
To Be Held May 15, 2018
Dear Stockholder:
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, will hold its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Metropolitan Club, 5895 Windward Parkway #100, Alpharetta, GA 30005. The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern daylight time.
The purpose of this Annual Meeting is to:
(i)
elect eight directors identified in the 2018 proxy statement to hold office for terms expiring at our 2019 annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
(ii)
ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018;
(iii)
approve an amendment to our charter to clarify that our stockholders have the power to amend our bylaws (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”);
(iv)
approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and
(v)
transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
Your board of directors has selected March 9, 2018 as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
On April 2, 2018, we will begin mailing our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our 2018 proxy statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders for fiscal 2017, and how to vote online.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your vote is very important, and we encourage you to vote promptly. You may vote via a toll-free telephone number or over the Internet. If you received a paper copy of the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date, and mail the proxy card in the envelope provided. Instructions regarding all three methods offered for voting are contained in the proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you execute a proxy but later decide to attend the meeting in person, or for any other reason desire to revoke your proxy, you may do so at any time before 11:59 p.m. Eastern daylight time on May 14, 2018.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ THOMAS A. MCKEAN
Thomas A. McKean
Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 2018
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders Meeting to Be Held on May 15, 2018: Our 2018 proxy statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders for fiscal 2017 are available at www.envisionreports.com/PDM.