Operator

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.

Christopher Smith
President, CEO & Director

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