Douglas Emmett Inc — Board/Management Information 2021

Apr 17, 2021

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): April 13, 2021

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-33106	20-3073047
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	Commission file number	(I.R.S. Employer identification No.)

1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 1000	90401
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 310 ) 255-7700

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DEI	New York Stock Exchange

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Director Not Standing for Re-election

On April 13, 2021, Christopher H. Anderson notified Douglas Emmett, Inc. (the “Company”) that he would not stand for re-election as a director. The term of Mr. Anderson will end at the conclusion of the annual meeting of shareholders currently scheduled to be held on May 27, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). The decision of Mr. Anderson was not the result of any disagreement with the Company’s management or its board of directors (the “Board”). The Company currently anticipates reducing the size of its Board to 10 directors effective upon the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR
Peter D. Seymour
Chief Financial Officer