| 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): December 11, 2014 | ||
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | ||
| MICHIGAN | ||
| (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 1-11530 | 38-2033632 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 48304-2324 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (248) 258-6800 | ||
| None | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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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 December 11, 2014, Esther R. Blum, Senior Vice President, the Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the Company) and The Taubman Company, LLC (the Manager), notified the Company of her retirement effective March 13, 2015.
Effective March 9, 2015, David A. Wolff will be appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Manager. Mr. Wolff, age 45, currently is Vice President, Financial Reporting of the Manager, a position he has held since March 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Wolff was the Manager’s Director of Accounting Standards and served in various financial reporting, compliance, and technical accounting capacities since joining the Manager in 1997. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr. Wolff was an audit manager at Deloitte & Touche, where he worked for seven years.
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.
Date: December 15, 2014 | TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. |
| By: /s/ Lisa A. Payne | |
| Lisa A. Payne | |
| Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer | |