UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): May 21, 2018
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Maryland (American Homes 4 Rent) | | 001-36013 | | 46-1229660 |
| Delaware (American Homes 4 Rent, L.P) | | 333-221878-02 | | 80-0860173 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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30601 Agoura Road, Suite 200 Agoura Hills, California | | 91301 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(805)413-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 21, 2018, Diana Laing, Chief Financial Officer, informed American Homes 4 Rent and American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (collectively, the “Company”) that she would resign her position with the Company effective June 30, 2018, to pursue other interests.
On May 22, 2018, the Company announced that the Board of Trustees had appointed Christopher Lau, age 36, as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2018. Mr. Lau has served as Executive Vice President–Finance since February 2017. Previously, he served as Vice President and then Senior Vice President - Finance at the Company from 2013 to 2017. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Lau was a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s New York Real Estate M&A Advisory practice, serving as an advisor to real estate private equity and corporate clients, providing due diligence and other M&A advisory services. Prior to his M&A Advisory role, Mr. Lau was a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Real Estate Audit Practice, primarily serving equity REIT clients. Mr. Lau earned a B.S. in Accounting from San Diego State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in California.
There have been no transactions, either since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year or that are currently proposed, regarding Mr. Lau that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of SECRegulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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.
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| | | | AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT |
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| Date: May 22, 2018 | | | | By: | | /s/ | | Stephanie Heim |
| | | | | | | | Stephanie Heim |
| | | | | | | | Executive Vice President-Counsel |
