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) May 9, 2013
 
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
 
1-14023
 
23-2947217
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(443) 285-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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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Item 5.07.             Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 9, 2013, Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Registrant”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At such meeting, the shareholders voted on proposals relating to:

•
the election of ten trustees, each for a one-year term;
•
the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year; and
•
advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers as disclosed in its proxy statement filed on March 28, 2013.

The voting results at the meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Trustees
Name of Nominee
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Shares Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jay H. Shidler
 
68,834,494

 
610,830

 
13,289

 
4,218,553

Clay W. Hamlin, III
 
68,911,742

 
536,413

 
10,458

 
4,218,553

Thomas F. Brady
 
68,711,427

 
735,042

 
12,144

 
4,218,553

Robert L. Denton
 
68,878,415

 
567,416

 
12,782

 
4,218,553

Elizabeth A. Hight
 
68,775,466

 
671,523

 
11,624

 
4,218,553

David M. Jacobstein
 
68,960,014

 
486,756

 
11,843

 
4,218,553

Stephen D. Kesler
 
69,020,409

 
426,360

 
11,844

 
4,218,553

Richard Szafranski
 
68,942,673

 
503,925

 
12,015

 
4,218,553

Roger A. Waesche, Jr.
 
69,128,098

 
318,271

 
12,244

 
4,218,553

Kenneth D. Wethe
 
68,857,226

 
589,544

 
11,843

 
4,218,553

 
 
Votes Cast
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year
 
73,342,084

 
322,492

 
12,590

 
N/A
 
 
Votes Cast
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers
 
68,563,744

 
820,894

 
73,975

 
4,128,553







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.
 
Dated: May 15, 2013
 
 
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephen E. Riffee
 
Name:
Stephen E. Riffee
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer