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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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SCHEDULE 14A |
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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION |
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Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of |
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Filed by the Registrant x |
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Check the appropriate box: |
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Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
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Definitive Proxy Statement |
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Definitive Additional Materials |
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |
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HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST |
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) |
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) |
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Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): |
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No fee required. |
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Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |
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Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): |
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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Amount Previously Paid: |
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Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: |
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Filing Party: |
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Date Filed: |
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The following information was reported by HRPT Properties Trust, or the Company, in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier today.
At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held on April 14, 2010, the Company’s shareholders elected Patrick F. Donelan as the Independent Trustee in Group III of the Board of Trustees for a three (3) year term of office until the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and to serve until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Mr. Donelan received the following votes:
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Withhold |
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Broker Non-Vote |
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134,258,484 |
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3,529,906 |
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5,919,936 |
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50,809,457 |
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The Company’s shareholders also approved an amendment to the Company’s declaration of trust to delete certain restrictions upon the timing of the Company’s communications with shareholders. On April 15, 2010, the amendment was made effective by the filing of articles of amendment containing the amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. The amendment received the following votes:
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Broker Non-Vote |
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135,660,042 |
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57,075,659 |
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1,782,082 |
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N/A |
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Also at the Company’s 2010 annual meeting of shareholders, shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. This proposal received the following votes:
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Broker Non-Vote |
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190,944,124 |
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2,596,398 |
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977,261 |
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N/A |
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The Company’s annual meeting was adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2010 with respect to a proposal to amend the Company’s declaration of trust to change the vote required to elect trustees in uncontested elections from a majority of outstanding common shares to a majority of the total number of votes cast.