# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000860546
**File Stem:** 0000860546-23-000012
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 5822
**Document Hash:** e4ea70c0a073234ae8cb13b0b71d1813
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000860546-23-000012.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000860546-23-000012

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230227

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000860546
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 232947217
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14023
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23675307

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** COLUMBIA
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 21046
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4432855400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** COLUMBIA
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 21046

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ROYALE INVESTMENTS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ROYALE REIT INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19600201

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**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): **February 27, 2023**

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**CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Maryland** | **1-14023** | **23-2947217** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |

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| **6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300, Columbia, MD** | **21046** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(443) 285-5400** 

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**Not applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (<u>see</u> General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value | OFC | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

    

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**Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

Effective February 27, 2023, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Corporate Office Properties Trust (the "Company") appointed Matthew T. Myers, age 39, as the Company's Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Mr. Myers joined the Company in November 2022, and previously served 15 years for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., most recently as Vice President, Assistant Controller from February 2022 to October 2022 and as Director, Financial Reporting from January 2018 to January 2022.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Myers and any trustee or executive officer of the Company, and he is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit Number** | **Exhibit Title** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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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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| | CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST<br>/s/ Anthony Mifsud |
| | Anthony Mifsud |
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Date: | February 27, 2023 |

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