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 1, 2019
Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | | 000-52610 | | 20-1237795 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1985 Cedar Bridge Avenue, Suite 1
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 367-0129
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Item5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 1, 2019, the board of directors of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Alan Retkinski to serve as an independent director and a member of the Company’s audit committee, effective February 1, 2019, until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company’s charter and bylaws. There are no related party transactions involving Mr. Retkinski that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
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| | LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. |
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| Date: February 4, 2019 | By: | /s/ Joseph Teichman | |
| | Joseph Teichman | |
| | General Counsel |
