UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, DC 20549 |
______________________ |
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of |
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
December 11, 2013 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
GTJ REIT, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) |
Maryland | 0001368757 | 20-5188065 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
60 Hempstead Avenue | ||||||
West Hempstead, New York 11552 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||||||
(516) 693-5500 | ||||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
(e) On December 11, 2013, GTJ REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) and Jerome Cooper, the Company’s Chairman of the Board entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides for the payment to Mr. Cooper of an aggregate of $360,000, payable in three (3) equal annual installments of $120,000 each, commencing January 1, 2014 and continuing on the next two anniversaries thereof. The Agreement contains, among other things, a general release in favor of the Company of all claims by Mr. Cooper which he may have against the Company which arose or accrued prior to the effective date of the Agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) | Exhibits |
10.1 Separation Agreement and General Release dated December 11, 2013.
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.
Date: December 17, 2013 | GTJ REIT, INC. | |
By: /s/ Louis Sheinker | ||
Louis Sheinker | ||
President and Chief Operating Officer |