Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. ($PDM)

Hello, and welcome to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to turn the meeting over to Piedmont's CEO, Brent Smith, be for is yours.

Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. At this time, I'd like to call the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. to order. I'm Brent Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Piedmont, and I will preside at this meeting, which is being conducted via live webcast. Some of the participants in today's meeting include all of Piedmont's directors and various members of Piedmont's management team, including Sherry Rexroad, Corporate Secretary for Piedmont, who will also act as Secretary for this meeting. Cassandra Shedd from our transfer agent, Computershare, who has taken the oath of office to serve as inspector of this election. Her report will be filed with the minutes of this meeting. Keith Townsend of King & Spalding, our external corporate legal counsel; and Molly Cummings, one of our engagement partners with Deloitte & Touche, Piedmont's external audit firm. I call your attention to the rules of conduct set forth for this meeting. These have been made available to each stockholder in the documents section, which you should see in the lower left corner of your computer screen. The Secretary has informed me that copies of the notice of the meeting, including the notice of Internet availability of proxy materials and form of proxy were mailed to stockholders on or about April 1, 2026. The record date for the voting of shares at this meeting was March 4, 2026. If you need a copy of the annual report or the proxy statement, the links are provided online under the option documents located on the right side of your computer screen. The inspector of this election has informed me that as of the close of business on March 4, 2026, and Piedmont had outstanding and entitled to vote, [ 125,019,003 ] shares of common stock. Each share is entitled to 1 vote. There are no other securities entitled to vote at this meeting. I am also informed that the holders of a majority of outstanding shares of the common stock entitled to vote at this meeting are present by proxy. Accordingly, I recognize the presence of a quorum for the purpose of proceeding with the business of the annual meeting and declare that such meeting is duly organized for the transaction of business subject to verification of a quorum after completion of the vote tabulation. [ The first proposal on today's agenda is a proposal to elect nine directors to hold office for terms expiring at our next annual meeting. The Board's nominees are myself, Kelly H. Barrett; Glenn G. Cohen; Daneen L. Donnelly; Jeffrey J. Donnelly; Mary M. Hager; Barbara B. Lang; Stephen E. Lewis; and Dale H. Taysom and their name shall be duly placed in nomination. Any other nominations for director were required to have been submitted to Piedmont in accordance with the advanced notice provisions of Piedmont's bylaws. ] Having received no other nominations, I declare the nominations are now closed. The second proposal on today's agenda is a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Piedmont's independent auditor for fiscal year 2026. The third proposal is to approve on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. And the fourth proposal is to approve the third amended and restated omnibus incentive plan. Detailed information concerning all of these proposals and the governance of Piedmont is contained in the proxy statement furnished in connection with this meeting. Our Board of Directors recommends a vote for each of the nominees for election as director, for the ratification of the independent auditor, for the advisory approval of executive compensation and for, the approval of the third amended and restated Omnibus incentive plan. The poll for the four proposals to be voted upon is now open. If you've already voted by phone, by Internet or by mail ballot, there is no need to vote again unless you desire to change your vote. If you have not voted or wish to change your vote, you may do so now by clicking on the vote option link on the right side of your computer screen. I will now pause for a moment to give our stockholders the opportunity to submit ballots. [Voting]

Thank you to all our stockholders for voting and attending today's meeting. I now declare the poll closed. The inspector will tabulate the vote and the final results will be publicly announced as soon as they are available. However, I am informed on a preliminary basis that all proposals have passed. With no other business before the meeting, I declare this meeting adjourned. We thank everyone for attending, and we are grateful for your interest and support of Piedmont. Have a good day.

This conclude the meeting. You may now disconnect.