UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): February 2, 2015 (January 27, 2015)
TIER REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland | | 000-51293 | | 68-0509956 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
17300 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1010, Dallas, Texas
75248
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(972) 931-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Effective January 27, 2015, TIER REIT, Inc. (which may be referred to herein as the “Company,” “Registrant,” “we,” “our” or “us”) and Tier Operating Partnership LP entered into a Second Amendment to Employment Agreement with each of Scott W. Fordham, William J. Reister, Telisa Webb Schelin and James E. Sharp and a First Amendment with Dallas E. Lucas (collectively, the “Amendments”). Depending on the executive, the Amendments (1) adjust the percentages for target annual cash incentive compensation and/or target annual long-term incentive award and (2) address the possibility of the imposition of excise taxes under certain circumstances.
The information set forth herein with respect to the Amendments does not purport to be complete in scope and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendments, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 hereto and are incorporated into this Current Report by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Scott W. Fordham |
10.2 | | First Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Dallas E. Lucas |
10.3 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and William J. Reister |
10.4 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Telisa Webb Schelin |
10.5 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and James E. Sharp |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: February 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Telisa Webb Schelin |
| | Telisa Webb Schelin |
| | Senior Vice President – Legal, General Counsel & Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Scott W. Fordham |
10.2 | | First Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Dallas E. Lucas |
10.3 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and William J. Reister |
10.4 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and Telisa Webb Schelin |
10.5 | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of January 27, 2015, by and between TIER REIT, Inc. and Tier Operating Partnership LP and James E. Sharp |
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