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):
February 17, 2016
DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
DCT INDUSTRIAL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
(Exact Name of Registrants as Specified In Charter)
Maryland (DCT Industrial Trust Inc.) Delaware (DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP) | 001-33201 333-195185 | 82-0538520 82-0538522 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
518 17th Street, Suite 800 Denver, CO | 80202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 597-2400
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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 February 17, 2016, Thomas G. Wattles, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Board of Directors that he will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 4, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). As a result, after the Annual Meeting, Mr. Wattles will no longer serve as the Company’s Executive Chairman or as a director. Mr. Wattles will continue to serve as an officer of the Company in the role of Chairman Emeritus following the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors has designated Thomas F. August to serve as successor to Mr. Wattles as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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.
| DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John G. Spiegleman | |
| Name: | John G. Spiegleman | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: February 22, 2016
| DCT INDUSTRIAL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP | ||
| By: DCT Industrial Trust Inc., it’s general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ John G. Spiegleman | |
| Name: | John G. Spiegleman | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: February 22, 2016