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 5, 2013 (January 31, 2013)
Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | | 000-51961 | | 20-1862323 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
15601 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison, Texas
75001
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(866) 655-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
On January 31, 2013, Robert Behringer informed Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc. (referred to herein as the “company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) that he is resigning his position as Chairman of the company and as a director effective as of January 31, 2013, due to a diagnosis he has received of a medical condition affecting his speech. Mr. Behringer subsequently confirmed that there were no disagreements between the company and Mr. Behringer relative to this resignation.
On February 1, 2013, our board of directors appointed our Chief Executive Officer and President, Michael J. O’Hanlon, to fill the vacancy on the board of directors left by Mr. Behringer’s resignation. At the same meeting, our board of directors also elected Robert S. Aisner, currently our Vice Chairman, to the office of Chairman. The company will not replace the Vice Chairman position. Mr. O’Hanlon was not named to any committees of the board of directors.
Mr. O’Hanlon is also the Chief Executive Officer and President of our advisor and our property manager. Additional information regarding transactions between the company and our advisor and its affiliates is set forth in Note 10 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the SEC on November 13, 2012, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
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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.
| BEHRINGER HARVARD OPPORTUNITY REIT I, INC. |
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Dated: February 5, 2013 | By: | /s/ Terri Warren Reynolds |
| | Terri Warren Reynolds |
| | Senior Vice President — Legal, General Counsel |
| | and Secretary |
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