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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 23, 2020

EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-9317 04-6558834
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100 Chicago IL

60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 646-2800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title Of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest EQC New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest EQCpD New York Stock Exchange

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. o




Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 23, 2020, Equity Commonwealth (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected 11 trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”) to serve until the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, (ii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The proposals are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Trustees
 
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected 11 trustees to the Board to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the voting results for each trustee nominee:

Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Sam Zell 95,803,204    10,598,405    5,602,472   
James S. Corl 103,490,042    2,911,567    5,602,472   
Martin L. Edelman 103,481,011    2,920,598    5,602,472   
Edward A. Glickman 106,214,785    186,824    5,602,472   
David Helfand 106,216,980    184,629    5,602,472   
Peter Linneman 101,062,390    5,339,219    5,602,472   
James L. Lozier, Jr. 106,214,599    187,010    5,602,472   
Mary Jane Robertson 106,235,731    165,878    5,602,472   
Kenneth Shea 106,190,206    211,403    5,602,472   
Gerald A. Spector 106,207,379    194,230    5,602,472   
James A. Star 99,903,640    6,497,969    5,602,472   

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
 
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted affirmatively on a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
102,722,246 3,597,075 82,288 5,602,472

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
109,849,297 2,065,539 89,245

Regulation FD Disclosures

We use any of the following to comply with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD: press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, or our website. We routinely post important information on our website at www.eqcre.com, including information that may be deemed to be material. We encourage investors and others interested in the company to monitor these distribution channels for material disclosures.




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.

EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
By: /s/ Orrin S. Shifrin
Name: Orrin S. Shifrin
Title: Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: June 24, 2020



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