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 18, 2010
WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-6622 | 53-0261100 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 800, Rockville, Maryland | 20852 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 984-9400
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WRIT”) was held on May 18, 2010 to (i) elect three members of the Board of Trustees to serve for a term of three years; and (ii) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as WRIT’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. As of March 15, 2010, the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were 59,862,179 common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. At the Meeting, 54,049,794, or approximately 90% of the Shares, were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The results of the matters voted on at the Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of three trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||
| William G. Byrnes |
41,520,675 | 937,029 | ||
| John P. McDaniel |
41,405,678 | 1,052,026 | ||
| George F. McKenzie |
41,843,681 | 614,023 | ||
There were 11,592,089 broker non-votes in connection with the election of trustees.
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as WRIT’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 53,589,967 | 283,647 | 176,179 | ||
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.
| WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Laura M. Franklin | |||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Laura M. Franklin | ||||
| Executive Vice President Accounting, | ||||
| Administration and Corporate Secretary | ||||
May 20, 2010
(Date)