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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-061120"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSP"
cik: "0001031316"
company_name: "FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T19:53:13+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:54:18.269884+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Street Properties shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected: Jennifer Bitterman received 53.3M for, highest; Dennis McGillicuddy 44.9M for.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY 2026 passed with 66.6M for, 15.2M against, 3.2M abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 38.4M for, 20.8M against, 6.9M abstain.
- Broker non-votes of 18.8M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-061120
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSP
- cik: 0001031316
- company_name: FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T19:53:13+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031316/000110465926061120/0001104659-26-061120-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031316/000110465926061120/tm2614695d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/ shareholders approved Election of five directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (1) The following table sets forth the names of the directors elected at the 2026 Annual Meeting for a new one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting for each director and broker non-votes. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes George J. Carter 46,536,170 19,626,001 29,677 18,829,875 Georgia Murray 45,085,297 20,517,242 589,309 18,829,875 Jennifer Bitterman 53,262,700 12,342,193 586,955 18,829,875 John N. Burke 45,368,532 20,233,956 589,360 18,829,875 Dennis J. McGillicuddy 44,853,685 21,318,386 19,777 18,829,875
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031316/000110465926061120/0001104659-26-061120-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/ shareholders approved Approval, by non-binding vote, of executive compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (3) The proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company’s executive compensation was approved. The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting on that proposal and broker non-votes are listed below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 38,438,867 20,811,106 6,941,875 18,829,875
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031316/000110465926061120/0001104659-26-061120-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/ shareholders approved Ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: (2) The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved. The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below. For Against Abstain 66,582,699 15,247,083 3,191,941
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031316/000110465926061120/0001104659-26-061120-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.