On March 15, 2021, Columbia Property Trust, Inc. announced that it has filed its preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and urged the shareholders to vote for its nominees; Carmen Bowser, John Dixon, David Henry, Murray McCabe, Nelson Mills, Constance Moore, Michael Robb, Thomas Wattles, and Finn Wentworth. The Company stated that Arkhouse Equities LLC has submitted to the Company a notice of nomination of 6 candidates to stand for election to the Company board of directors. In addition, the Company noted that Arkhouse is seeking to gain control of the board of directors by replacing a majority of its members.