UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2017

WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1775 EYE STREET, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 774-3200

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:

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2017 (the “Original 8-K”). The purpose of this Amendment is to confirm the Trust’s decision regarding the frequency of future non-binding shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Trust’s named executive officers. No other changes have been made to the Original 8-K.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Consistent with the recommendation of the Trust’s Board of Trustees and the vote of the shareholders at our annual meeting of shareholders held on June 1, 2017, the Trust confirms that it will include a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation in the Trust’s proxy materials every year, until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than our annual shareholders meeting in 2023.

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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.

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