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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
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 12, 2020
 
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
MD001-36113  20-0068852
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
315 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(212) 687-0800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange on which registered
Common StockCXPNYSE
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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 12, 2020, Columbia Property Trust (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders. The following matters were submitted to the stockholders for a vote:

The Company's stockholders elected the following individuals to the Company's board of directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Number of Shares
Voted For		Number of Shares
Voted Against		Number of Shares AbstainedBroker
Non-Votes
Carmen M. Bowser85,486,939  808,569  149,613  10,504,971  
John L. Dixon82,662,167  3,629,611  153,343  10,504,971  
David B. Henry78,815,025  7,473,907  156,189  10,504,971  
Murray J. McCabe82,540,298  3,749,689  155,134  10,504,971  
E. Nelson Mills85,154,834  1,138,845  151,442  10,504,971  
Constance B. Moore85,485,244  811,707  148,170  10,504,971  
Michael S. Robb83,462,491  2,833,900  148,730  10,504,971  
Thomas G. Wattles85,167,127  1,123,739  154,255  10,504,971  
Francis X. Wentworth85,163,040  1,125,208  156,873  10,504,971  


The Company's stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2020 proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") as follows:

Number of Shares
Voted For		Number of Shares Voted AgainstNumber of Shares AbstainedBroker
Non-Votes
79,397,639  6,740,736  306,746  10,504,971  


The Company's stockholders indicated their preference, on an advisory basis, for holding future advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis as follows:

Number of Shares Voted For
One Year		Number of Shares Voted For
Two Years		Number of Shares Voted For
Three Years		Number of Shares AbstainedBroker
Non-Votes
83,695,675  161,544  2,325,235  262,667  10,504,971  


The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 as follows:

Number of Shares Voted ForNumber of Shares Voted AgainstNumber of Shares Abstained
95,125,527  1,616,534  208,031  





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.
 

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.
May 18, 2020By:/s/ James A. Fleming
James A. Fleming
Chief Financial Officer