UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2019
PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | 000-54382 | 26-3842535 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (424) 208-8100
Not Applicable
(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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
Articles of Amendment
On December 18, 2019, the Articles of Amendment in the form attached as Exhibit A to the definitive proxy statement for Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, held on March 14, 2018 and adjourned to April 4, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”) and submitted for consideration as Proposal No. 3 in the Proxy Statement, were filed and accepted for record by the State Department of Assessment and Taxation of the State of Maryland, and thereby became effective as part of the Company’s charter. The description of these Articles of Amendment, which remove Section 5.11 from the Company’s charter, is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement. The Articles of Amendment have been filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| Ex. | Description | |
| 3.1 | ||
| 99.1 | ||
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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.
| PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 23, 2019 | BY: | /s/ Michael A. Bender | ||||
| Michael A. Bender | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||||