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SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
for the
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on September 18, 2014
The information herein updates certain information in the “Executive Officers” section of the proxy statement dated April 30, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”), previously made available to stockholders in connection with the notice by the Board of Directors of the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”) of Hines Global REIT, Inc. (“Hines Global” or the “Company”), to be held on September 18, 2014.
Effective July 11, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hines Global accepted the resignation of Edmund A. Donaldson from his roles as Chief Investment Officer of the Company and of the general partner of the Company’s advisor, Hines Global REIT Advisors LP (the “Advisor”). Mr. Donaldson also resigned from all other positions he held with affiliates of Hines Interests Limited Partnership effective as of July 11, 2014. On the same date, the Board appointed David L. Steinbach as the Chief Investment Officer of the Company. His biography is as follows:
David L. Steinbach. Mr. Steinbach joined Hines in 1999. Mr. Steinbach serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the Company and the general partner for the Advisor. In these roles, he is responsible for management of the real estate acquisition program in the U.S. and internationally. He has also served as a Managing Director of the general partner of Hines since February 2011. He has been responsible for the acquisition of over $3 billion in assets for various Hines affiliates in the U.S. and internationally. Prior to this role he served in various roles in which he was responsible for acquisitions, asset management and property dispositions on behalf of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., Hines Global and Hines US Core Office Fund LP, both in the U.S. and internationally. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration.
Except as updated herein, all information set forth in the Proxy Statement remains unchanged. Please also note that the updates set forth herein do not change the proposals to be acted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting, which are described in the Proxy Statement.