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): October 28, 2014
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-36105 | 37-1645259 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36106 | 45-4685158 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Grand Central Place 60 East 42nd Street New York, New York |
10165 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 687-8700
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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:
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers |
Effective October 28, 2014, the Board of Directors of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Andrew J. Prentice as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Concurrent with the effectiveness of Mr. Prentice’s appointment, David A. Karp will relinquish his role as the Company’s acting principal accounting officer. Mr. Karp will continue in his role as principal financial officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company.
Mr. Prentice, age 41, joined the Company as the Chief Accounting Officer in 2012. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Prentice was the Chief Accounting Officer for Cogdell Spencer Inc., a publicly traded, medical office building real estate investment trust. Prior to Cogdell Spencer, Mr. Prentice was a manager for public accounting firms PricewaterhouseCoopers and LarsonAllen and was an Assistant Controller for Summit Properties Inc., a publicly traded, multi-family real estate investment trust.
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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.
| EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: October 28, 2014 | By: | /s/ David A. Karp | ||||
| Name: | David A. Karp | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
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.
| EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., as general partner | |||||
| Date: October 28, 2014 | By: | /s/ David A. Karp | ||||
| Name: | David A. Karp | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
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