Christopher Brent Smith - 03 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (PDM)

Role: President & Chief Exec. Off, Director
Signature: /s/ M. Wade Grace III as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Brent Smith
Issuer symbol: PDM
Transactions as of: 03 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,261,755
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Feb 2026, 16:28:05 UTC
Previous filing: 05 May 2025
Next filing: 18 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Smith Christopher Brent	President & Chief Exec. Off, Director	5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR, STE. 450, ATLANTA	/s/ M. Wade Grace III as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Brent Smith	05 Feb 2026	0001657666

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PDM	Common Stock	Award	$0	+296,313	+67%	$0.000000	736,805	03 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	PDM	Common Stock	Tax liability	$1,107,295	-131,978	-18%	$8.39	604,827	03 Feb 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	PDM	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+39,906	+6.6%		644,733	03 Feb 2026	Direct	F3, F4
transaction	PDM	Common Stock	Tax liability	$154,460	-18,410	-2.9%	$8.39	626,323	03 Feb 2026	Direct	F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PDM	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-39,906	-9.5%	$0.000000	380,703	03 Feb 2026	Common Stock	39,906	$0.000000	Direct	F3, F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Such shares were granted without restriction pursuant to the performance share component of the 2023-2025 Long Term Incentive Compensation plan.
F2	In connection with the vesting of the unrestricted stock award (296,313 shares) pursuant to the performance share component of the 2023-2025 Long Term Incentive Compensation plan on February 3, 2026 (mentioned above), 131,978 shares were forfeited by the employee and delivered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
F3	Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PDM common stock. Deferred stock units may be settled in cash or common stock at PDM's election.
F4	On February 3, 2025, the reporting person was granted 159,624 deferred stock units, vesting in four equal, annual installments beginning on the anniversary of the grant date. On February 3, 2026, the initial 25% of the grant vested (39,906 shares) and were settled in PDM common stock. In connection with this vesting, 18,410 shares were forfeited by the employee and delivered to PDM to satisfy tax withholding obligations.