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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): November 24, 2009 (November 18, 2009)
INLAND DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland |
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| 26-2875286 |
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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 of Certain Officers.
Effective November 18, 2009, Mr. Steven T. Hippel was appointed the treasurer and chief accounting officer of Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. (referred to herein as “us,” “we,” “our” or the “Registrant”). In connection with Mr. Hippel’s appointment as treasurer, Ms. Lori J. Foust resigned from her position as our treasurer, effective November 18, 2009.
In addition to serving as our treasurer and chief accounting officer, Mr. Hippel, age 38, also will serve as the treasurer and chief accounting officer of our business manager, Inland Diversified Business Manager & Advisor, Inc. From September 2004 to May 2009, Mr. Hippel served as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX USA Corporation. Mr. Hippel directed all corporate and partnership financial reporting, accounting, treasury and tax compliance for ORIX’s nationwide portfolio of commercial and residential real estate development and investment assets, mortgage loan receivables and third-party investment management assets. Prior to joining ORIX, Mr. Hippel was employed by Shorenstein Company from January 2002 to September 2004, serving as the vice president of finance and accounting from March 2003 to September 2004. At Shorenstein, Mr. Hippel oversaw the accounting, reporting, and operational requirements for three investment funds. Mr. Hippel also worked with Deloitte & Touche in their Chicago-based real estate practice from June 1995 to December 2001, where he served as an audit and advisory manager from August 2000 to December 2001.
Mr. Hippel received his bachelor degree in economics, with honors, from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts and his master of science degree in accountancy from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Hippel is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society.
The appointment of Mr. Hippel was not made pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. Mr. Hippel does not have any direct or indirect material interests in any transaction with us or in any currently proposed transaction to which we are a party. We do not separately compensate our executive officers for their service as our officers.
Item
7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a letter that we are mailing to our stockholders. The full text of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders, dated November 2009
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SIGNATURE
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.
INLAND DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
Date: | November 24, 2009 | By: | /s/ Roberta S. Matlin |
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| Name: | Roberta S. Matlin |
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| Title | Vice President |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders, dated November 2009
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