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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective June 6, 2025, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) changed its corporate name to “Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.” (the “Name Change”) pursuant to an amendment to the Company’s Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement (the “Charter Amendment”) filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. The Company also amended and restated its amended and restated bylaws (the “Second Amended and Restated Bylaws”), effective as of June 6, 2025, solely to reflect the Name Change. Pursuant to Maryland law, a shareholder vote was not necessary to effectuate the Name Change.
The Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PDM”. There were no changes to the Company’s CUSIP in connection with the Name Change. The Company’s common stock will continue to trade under its former name, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., through June 19, 2025 and will begin trading under its new name, Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc., on June 20, 2025.
Copies of the Charter Amendment and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. Other than the Name Change, the Company did not make any changes to its Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement or Second Amended and Restated Bylaws.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 9, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Name Change. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 3.1 | Articles of Amendment to the Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, as supplemented and amended. | |
| 3.2 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 9, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL). | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ Laura P. Moon | ||||
| Laura P. Moon | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||||||