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): May 31, 2013
INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland |
| 000-51609 |
| 34-2019608 |
(State or Other |
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| (IRS Employer |
2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 218-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of a postcard, dated June 3, 2013 (the “CMG Mailing”), from Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), to its stockholders (the “Stockholders”) regarding a recent, unsolicited “mini-tender offer” by CMG Partners, LLC and its affiliates to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for $5.00 per share (the “CMG Offer”). The full text of the CMG Mailing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and hereby is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
In the CMG Mailing, the Board of Directors of the Company recommends that the Stockholders reject the CMG Offer for the reasons described in the CMG Mailing. The Company advises Stockholders to read and consider the CMG Mailing before deciding whether to participate in the CMG Offer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. postcard to stockholders, dated June 3, 2013
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: | May 31, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jack Potts |
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| Name: | Jack Potts |
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| Title | Principal Financial Officer |
