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COPT Defense Properties 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COPT Defense Properties’s Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.

10Reported items
366Asset managers
4,750Fund votes
May 14, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 14, 2026: 8 items on COPT Defense Properties’s Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2026: 8 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by COPT Defense Properties

These tallies are COPT Defense Properties’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

COPT Defense Properties — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 14, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Robert L. Denton, Sr.	100,994,471	5,287,283	--	60,384	1,640,004	95%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Stephen E. Budorick	103,254,926	3,026,664	--	60,548	1,640,004	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Philip L. Hawkins	102,286,038	3,995,112	--	60,988	1,640,004	96%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Letitia A. Long	103,952,643	2,328,254	--	61,241	1,640,004	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Essye B. Miller	104,894,410	903,102	--	544,626	1,640,004	99.1%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Raymond L. Owens	106,050,815	253,931	--	37,392	1,640,004	99.7%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: C. Taylor Pickett	101,595,086	4,686,298	--	60,754	1,640,004	96%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Lisa G. Trimberger	104,547,512	1,401,352	--	393,274	1,640,004	99%	Not verified	—

Source: COPT Defense Properties, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the COPT Defense Properties 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 366 asset managers that disclosed a COPT Defense Properties vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of COPT Defense Properties’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: C. Taylor Pickett

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 101,595,086AGAINST: 4,686,298

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: C. Taylor Pickett

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: C. Taylor Pickett”): 101,595,086 for, 4,686,298 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,727,093 for, 5,895 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,727,093AGAINST: 5,895ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: C. Taylor Pickett” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,101	6	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,158	45	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Essye B. Miller

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 104,894,410AGAINST: 903,102

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Essye B. Miller

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Essye B. Miller”): 104,894,410 for, 903,102 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,663,320 for, 69,667 against, 29,622 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,663,320AGAINST: 69,667ABSTAIN: 29,622

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Essye B. Miller” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,105	1	1	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,203	0	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Letitia A. Long

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 103,952,643AGAINST: 2,328,254

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Letitia A. Long

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Letitia A. Long”): 103,952,643 for, 2,328,254 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,663,319 for, 69,669 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,663,319AGAINST: 69,669ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Letitia A. Long” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,104	3	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,203	0	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Lisa G. Trimberger

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 104,547,512AGAINST: 1,401,352

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Lisa G. Trimberger

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa G. Trimberger”): 104,547,512 for, 1,401,352 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,663,321 for, 69,667 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,663,321AGAINST: 69,667ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Lisa G. Trimberger” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,106	1	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,203	0	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Philip L. Hawkins

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 102,286,038AGAINST: 3,995,112

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Philip L. Hawkins

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Philip L. Hawkins”): 102,286,038 for, 3,995,112 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,727,094 for, 5,894 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,727,094AGAINST: 5,894ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Philip L. Hawkins” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,102	5	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,158	45	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Raymond L. Owens

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 106,050,815AGAINST: 253,931

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Raymond L. Owens

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Raymond L. Owens”): 106,050,815 for, 253,931 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,730,048 for, 2,940 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,730,048AGAINST: 2,940ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Raymond L. Owens” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,107	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	For
State Street	1,135,203	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Robert L. Denton, Sr.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 100,994,471AGAINST: 5,287,283

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Robert L. Denton, Sr.

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert L. Denton, Sr.”): 100,994,471 for, 5,287,283 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,553,223 for, 179,765 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,553,223AGAINST: 179,765ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Robert L. Denton, Sr.” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,811,932	8,176	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,134,230	973	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Stephen E. Budorick

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 103,254,926AGAINST: 3,026,664

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 112 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of eight Trustees: Stephen E. Budorick

COPT Defense Properties’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen E. Budorick”): 103,254,926 for, 3,026,664 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 20, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 112 asset managers below reported 50,729,999 for, 2,989 against, 29,621 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 50,729,999AGAINST: 2,989ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of eight Trustees: Stephen E. Budorick” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,103	4	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,158	45	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	394,403	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 112 asset managers. See all 112 in the interactive database.

9. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement…

No official match Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR

Details: description as filed, votes by 364 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for this meeting.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 108 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy ” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,820,104	3	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,203	0	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	384,248	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 108 managers: 50,378,691 for, 73,437 against, 29,621 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 281 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy ” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	8,333,858	1,159	For
AllianceBernstein	8,069,721	0	For
State Street	5,989,299	0	For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	3,717,256	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	3,210,529	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	2,703,723	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,203,454	0	For
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC	1,933,920	0	For
Channing Capital Management, LLC	1,412,201	0	For
Northern Trust	1,244,677	0	For
Nuveen	1,172,514	0	For
Vanguard	989,325	0	For
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina	889,543	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	887,105	0	For
Wellington	876,055	0	For
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/	746,817	0	For
CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC	607,823	0	For
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.	0	580,277	Against
Two Sigma	551,957	0	For
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC	536,239	12,449	For
Invesco	519,096	0	For
Russell Investments	517,390	0	For
Leeward Investments, LLC - MA	497,658	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	493,375	0	For
Natixis	484,369	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 281 managers: 60,765,361 for, 2,118,770 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

10. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for…

No official matchAUDIT-RELATED

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR

Details: description as filed, votes by 110 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

The 110 asset managers below reported 50,311,439 for, 140,649 against, 29,621 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 50,311,439AGAINST: 140,649ABSTAIN: 29,621

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting ” at COPT Defense Properties, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	16,815,373	4,734	0	For
BlackRock	9,904,958	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,391,796	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,202,315	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	1,788,309	0	0	For
State Street	1,135,158	45	0	For
Ultimus Managers Trust	980,217	0	0	For
TIAA	955,952	0	0	For
JPMorgan	856,988	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	764,065	0	0	For
TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST	687,401	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	612,512	0	0	For
HARBOR FUNDS	592,933	0	0	For
Principal	478,010	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	449,203	0	0	For
John Hancock	400,515	0	0	For
Invesco	393,324	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	386,544	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	384,248	0	0	For
Equitable	379,691	0	0	For
Voya	348,281	0	0	For
AQR	314,192	0	0	For
Brighthouse	282,896	0	29,621	Mixed
Victory Capital	307,426	0	0	For
Legg Mason	298,374	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 110 asset managers. See all 110 in the interactive database.

Largest COPT Defense Properties shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 113,377,523 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top COPT Defense Properties shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	14.84%
2	BlackRock	8.74%
3	Fidelity	2.99%
4	Charles Schwab	1.94%
5	AllianceBernstein	1.58%
6	State Street	1.00%
7	Ultimus Managers Trust	0.86%
8	TIAA	0.84%
9	JPMorgan	0.76%
10	Columbia Threadneedle	0.67%

Institutional-manager reports: top COPT Defense Properties shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	7.35%
2	AllianceBernstein	7.12%
3	State Street	5.28%
4	EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	3.28%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.83%
6	PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	2.38%
7	Charles Schwab	1.94%
8	WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC	1.71%
9	Channing Capital Management, LLC	1.25%
10	Northern Trust	1.10%

Reported COPT Defense Properties holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

COPT Defense Properties holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	18.79%	13F
Vanguard Group	15.11%	13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management	10.17%	13G
State Street	6.03%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	4.28%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.98%	13F
Two Sigma	1.98%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.48%	13F
Northern Trust	1.42%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.29%	13F

Percentages above are of 113,377,523 shares outstanding, as reported by COPT Defense Properties on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from COPT Defense Properties’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At COPT Defense Properties's shareholder meeting held May 14, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 366 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,750 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 10 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. COPT Defense Properties's own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as… — the reporting funds and managers cast 98% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.

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