UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May 14~~July 27, 2026

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COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-14023

23-2947217

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

Number)

Identification No.)


6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300, Columbia, MD			21046
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (443) 285-5400

____________________________________________

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value

CDP

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 52.0702. ~~Submission~~Results of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition

On ~~May 14~~July 27, 2026, COPT Defense Properties (the “Company”) ~~held~~issued a press release relating to its financial results for the period ended June 30, 2026 ~~Annual~~and, ~~Meeting~~in ofconnection ~~Shareholders. At~~with ~~such~~this ~~meeting~~release, ~~the~~is ~~shareholders~~making ~~voted~~available oncertain ~~proposals~~supplemental ~~relating~~information pertaining to: its properties and operations. The earnings release and supplemental information are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.

•The information included herein, including the ~~election~~exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including the purposes of ~~eight~~Section 18 ~~trustees~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~each~~as ~~for~~amended a(the ~~one-year~~“Exchange ~~term;~~Act”), or subject to liabilities of that Section. The information included herein, including the exhibits, shall also not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

•an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in its proxy statement filed on March 30, 2026; and

•the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

The voting results at the meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Trustees

Name of Nominee	Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Robert L. Denton, Sr.	100,994,471	5,287,283	60,384	1,640,004
Stephen E. Budorick	103,254,926	3,026,664	60,548	1,640,004
Philip L. Hawkins	102,286,038	3,995,112	60,988	1,640,004
Letitia A. Long	103,952,643	2,328,254	61,241	1,640,004
Essye B. Miller	104,894,410	903,102	544,626	1,640,004
Raymond L. Owens	106,050,815	253,931	37,392	1,640,004
C. Taylor Pickett	101,595,086	4,686,298	60,754	1,640,004
Lisa G. Trimberger	104,547,512	1,401,352	393,274	1,640,004

	Votes Cast			Broker Non-Votes
	For	Against	Abstain
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers	102,933,753	3,358,289	50,096	1,640,004

Votes Cast

Broker Non-Votes

For

Against

Abstain

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year

100,935,697

7,015,739

30,706

N/A

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Exhibit Title
99.1						COPT Defense Properties earnings release and supplemental information for the period ended June 30, 2026.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES
			/s/ Matthew T. Myers
			/s/ Anthony Mifsud
			Matthew T. Myers
			Anthony Mifsud
			Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			Controller
Date:			July 27, 2026
Date:			May 20, 2026

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