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Meeting Information            

 

   
   BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST        Meeting Type:            Annual Meeting        
   
          For holders as of:       March 28, 2018        
   
          Date:    May 23, 2018         Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT        
   
         

Location:    Convene

    
         

                      Cira Centre

    
                               Mezzanine Level     
                               2929 Arch Street     
                               Philadelphia, PA 19104     
                

 

 

    BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST

    2929 WALNUT STREET

    SUITE 1700

    PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

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               Voting Items                  

 

  

The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR the following:

 

1.    Election of Trustees

 

Nominees:

 

1a.    James C. Diggs

 

1b.   Wyche Fowler

 

1c.    H. Richard Haverstick, Jr.

 

1d.   Terri A. Herubin

 

1e.    Michael J. Joyce

 

1f.    Anthony A. Nichols, Sr.

 

1g.   Charles P. Pizzi

 

1h.   Gerard H. Sweeney

 

     

The Board of Trustees recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

 

2.    Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for calendar year 2018.

 

3.    Provide a non-binding, advisory vote on our executive compensation.

 

4.    Approval of a proposed amendment and restatement of the Declaration of Trust to reduce the vote required to approve certain mergers of the Company and to make certain non-substantive amendments to the Declaration of Trust.

 

5.    Approval of a proposed amendment to the Declaration of Trust to elect not to be governed by the Maryland Business Combination Act.

 

6.    Approval of proposed amendments to the Declaration of Trust to add to the matters on which Shareholders shall be entitled to vote.

 

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