NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) announced the results of its annual meeting held earlier today as follows:

Mr. William A. Lamkin was re-elected as an Independent Trustee receiving 65% of all shares voted.

Mr. Adam D. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee receiving 54% of all shares voted.

Shareholders approved, with 95% of all shares voted, a nonbinding, advisory proposal approving the compensation paid to CWH’s named executive offices.

Shareholders approved, with 90% of all the shares voted, the adoption of the CommonWealth REIT 2012 Equity Compensation Plan.

Shareholders approved, with 97% of all shares voted, the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CWH’s independent registered public accounting firm.

CommonWealth REIT is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States. CWH is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

CommonWealth REIT
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8222
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8222
Senior Manager, Investor Relations
www.cwhreit.com

Source: CommonWealth REIT