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): September 17, 2015
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland (Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.) | 27-1430478 (Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.) | |
| Maryland (Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.) | 80-0579682 (Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.) | |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (IRS Employer | |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) | |
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor Los Angeles, California | 90025 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
(310) 445-5700
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Maryland limited partnership of which the Company serves as the sole general partner.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 17, 2015, the Company and the Operating Partnership appointed Mark Lammas, age 49, as Chief Operating Officer of each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, effective as of September 18, 2015. Mr. Lammas has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of each of the Company and the Operating Partnership since 2010 and will continue to serve in such roles.
On September 18, 2015, the Company, the Operating Partnership and Mr. Lammas entered into a First Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “First Amendment”), pursuant to which Mr. Lammas’ existing employment agreement was amended to include reference to his new title of Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. A copy of the First Amendment will be subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On September 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1** | Press release dated September 18, 2015. | |
| ** | Furnished herewith. |
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.
| Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | ||||
| Date: | September 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mark T. Lammas | |
| Mark T. Lammas | ||||
| Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
| Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. | ||||
| By: | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | |||
| Its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ Mark T. Lammas | |||
| Mark T. Lammas | ||||
| Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
EXHBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1** | Press release dated September 18, 2015. | |
| ** | Furnished herewith. |