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): September 17, 2024

American Assets Trust, Inc.
American Assets Trust, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-35030 | 27-3338708 | ||
(American Assets Trust, Inc.) | (American Assets Trust, Inc.) | (American Assets Trust, Inc.) | ||
Maryland | 333-202342-01 | 27-3338894 | ||
(American Assets Trust, L.P.) | (American Assets Trust, L.P.) | (American Assets Trust, L.P.) | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3420 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(858)
350-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Registrant | Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | AAT | New York Stock Exchange | |||
American Assets Trust, L.P. | None | None | None |
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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement.
On September 17, 2024, American Assets Trust, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) issued and sold $525,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”). The terms of the Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of January 26, 2021 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Operating Partnership, as issuer, American Assets Trust, Inc., as guarantor (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National
Association
, as trustee, and an officers’ certificate, dated September 17, 2024 (the “Officers’ Certificate”), pursuant thereto establishing the form and terms of the Notes and the related guarantee.The foregoing descriptions of the Notes, the Indenture and the Officers’ Certificate do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Indenture and the Officers’ Certificate, which are being filed herewith or incorporated by reference, as the case may be, as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
* | Filed herewith. |
(1) | Previously filed by American Assets Trust, Inc. and American Assets Trust, L.P. as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2021. |
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.American Assets Trust, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Robert F. Barton | |||||
Robert F. Barton Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||||||
September 17, 2024 | ||||||
American Assets Trust, L.P. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Robert F. Barton | |||||
Robert F. Barton Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||||||
September 17, 2024 |