---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-072328"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEVN"
cik: "0001452477"
company_name: "Seven Hills Realty Trust"
filed_at: "2026-06-10T20:07:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T20:14:23.972923+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seven Hills Realty Trust: Trustee Somers resigns, Talley elected; annual meeting votes ratified

## Summary
- Jeffrey P. Somers resigned as Independent Trustee effective June 9, 2026; no disagreement cited.
- Mark A. Talley elected as Independent Trustee (Class II) to fill vacancy; will serve on Audit, Compensation, and Nominating committees.
- Shareholders elected Ann M. Danner, William A. Lamkin, and Matthew P. Jordan as Class I trustees for three-year terms.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2026 received 18,380,982 votes for, 542,376 against.
- No material financial impact; governance changes are routine.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-072328
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEVN
- cik: 0001452477
- company_name: Seven Hills Realty Trust
- filed_at: 2026-06-10T20:07:32+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/0001104659-26-072328-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/tm2617142d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark A. Talley was elected as Independent Trustee at Seven Hills Realty Trust.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Independent Trustee
  source text: Also on June 9, 2026, the Board, pursuant to a recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, elected Mark A. Talley as an Independent Trustee in Class II of the Board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Somers
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/0001104659-26-072328-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey P. Somers resigned as Independent Trustee at Seven Hills Realty Trust.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Independent Trustee
  source text: On June 9, 2026, Jeffrey P. Somers resigned as an Independent Trustee, effective following the conclusion of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on the same day (the “Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/0001104659-26-072328-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Seven Hills Realty Trust shareholders approved Election of two Independent Trustees and one Managing Trustee in Class I of the Board, each for a three year term of office continuing until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successor is duly elected and qualifies. at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of two Independent Trustees and one Managing Trustee in Class I of the Board, each for a three year term of office continuing until the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of shareholders and until her or his respective successor is duly elected and qualifies. The following persons were elected as Trustees and received the following votes: Nominee Votes For Withhold Broker Non-Votes Ann M. Danner 12,668,995 1,063,799 5,333,706 William A. Lamkin 11,708,471 2,024,323 5,333,706 Matthew P. Jordan 13,097,434 635,360 5,333,706
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/0001104659-26-072328-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Seven Hills Realty Trust shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to serve for the 2026 fiscal year. at the 2026-06-10 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-10
  source text: The Company’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors to serve for the 2026 fiscal year. This proposal received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 18,380,982 542,376 143,142 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452477/000110465926072328/0001104659-26-072328-index.htm

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