Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI) today announced the results of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which was held today.
David M. Blackman was re-elected as a Managing Trustee. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this Trustee is as follows:
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Managing Trustee
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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David M. Blackman
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97.0%
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Donna D. Fraiche was re-elected as an Independent Trustee. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this Trustee is as follows:
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Independent Trustee
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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Donna D. Fraiche
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79.4%
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Jeffrey P. Somers was re-elected as an Independent Trustee. The final tabulation of the percentage of shareholders’ votes cast for this Trustee is as follows:
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Independent Trustee
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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Jeffrey P. Somers
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67.8%
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Shareholders approved an amendment to OPI’s Declaration of Trust to provide for the annual election of all Trustees beginning in 2023:
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Proposal
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Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Voted – For
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Annual Election of Trustees
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71.3%
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Shareholders voted to approve executive compensation by means of an advisory vote:
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Proposal
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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Approval of Executive Compensation
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92.3%
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Shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Share Award Plan to increase the number of shares outstanding under the plan to an aggregate of 1,500,000 and extend the term of the plan to May 27, 2030:
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Proposal
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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Approval of Amended and Restated
Incentive Share Award Plan
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95.3%
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Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as OPI’s independent auditors for the 2020 fiscal year:
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Proposal
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Percentage of Shares Voted – For
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Ratification of Independent Auditors
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98.0%
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In addition, the Board of Trustees promoted Christopher J. Bilotto, the company’s Vice President to the offices of Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bilotto is also Vice President of The RMR Group LLC and is responsible for portfolio management oversight for all office, industrial and retail properties managed by RMR and is also responsible for development and redevelopment across the United States. Since joining RMR LLC in 2011, Mr. Bilotto also worked as Senior Area Director of RMR LLC’s West Region. Mr. Bilotto has more than 15 years of experience working in the commercial real estate industry, specializing in asset management, leasing and development.
Office Properties Income Trust is a REIT focused on owning, operating and leasing properties primarily leased to single tenants and those with high credit quality characteristics such as government entities. OPI is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.
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