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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):
August 14, 2013

MPG OFFICE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-31717
(Commission File Number)
04-3692625
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3300
Los Angeles, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
90071
(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
213-626-3300


N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since 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:

x
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
 
o
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
 
o
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))









TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 2.1
Third Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 14, 2013, by and among MPG Office Trust, Inc., MPG Office, L.P., Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC (which was converted from a Delaware limited partnership on May 10, 2013), Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc., Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., and Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties LLC.






Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
 
 
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Third Amendment to Merger Agreement

On August 14, 2013, MPG Office Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), MPG Office, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (which was converted from a Delaware limited partnership on May 10, 2013) (“Brookfield DTLA”), Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Sub REIT”), Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation (“REIT Merger Sub”), and Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Partnership Merger Sub”) (Brookfield DTLA, Sub REIT, REIT Merger Sub and Partnership Merger Sub, collectively, the “Brookfield Parties”), entered into a Third Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”) to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 24, 2013 (as amended by that certain Waiver and First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger and that certain Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for the merger of the Company with and into REIT Merger Sub, with REIT Merger Sub surviving the merger. The Merger Agreement also provides for a merger of Partnership Merger Sub with and into the Operating Partnership, with the Operating Partnership surviving the merger.

This Amendment amends the Merger Agreement to, among other things, change the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to September 16, 2013 and to permit each of Brookfield DTLA and the Company to further extend the Outside Date on one or more occasions up to (and including) October 31, 2013.

A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment.

Additional Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It

This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the merger, the Company has filed relevant documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Separately, one of the subsidiaries of Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (“Brookfield”) has filed tender offer materials with the SEC and the Company has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement with respect to the tender offer. In addition, an affiliate of Brookfield has filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to preferred stock of such affiliate that may be issued to holders of the Company’s 7.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, who do not tender into the tender offer. The tender offer materials (including an Offer to Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal and certain other offer documents) and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, as well as the related registration statement, contain important information, which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS, THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT, THE RELATED REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You may obtain a free copy of the tender offer materials (including an Offer to Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal and certain other offer documents), the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, the related registration statement and other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by the Company with the SEC are available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.mpgoffice.com or by directing a written request to MPG Office Trust, Inc., 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Peggy Moretti. Copies of the tender offer materials and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, as well as the related registration statement, may also be obtained for free by contacting the Information Agent for the tender offer named in the tender offer materials.





Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Company management, involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial results of the Company. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “projects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature.

Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving the Company. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that are expected or anticipated to occur in the future, including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, general conditions in the geographic areas where the Company operates and the availability of capital, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates, credit spreads, and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) changes in the real estate markets, (iv) maintenance of real estate investment trust status, (v) availability of financing and capital, (vi) risks associated with the ability to consummate the merger and the timing of the closing of the merger, and (vii) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the SEC by the Company from time to time. The Company does not undertake any duty to update and revise statements contained in these materials based on new information or otherwise.






Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
Financial statements of businesses acquired: None.
 
 
(b)
Pro forma financial information: None.
 
 
(c)
Shell company transactions: None.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits:

The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
2.1*
 
Third Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 14, 2013, by and among MPG Office Trust, Inc., MPG Office, L.P., Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC (which was converted from a Delaware limited partnership on May 10, 2013), Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc., Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Inc., and Brookfield DTLA Fund Properties LLC.
_________
*
Filed herewith.





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.

 
MPG OFFICE TRUST, INC.
Registrant
 
 
 
/s/ PEGGY M. MORETTI
 
Peggy M. Moretti
Executive Vice President,
Investor and Public Relations
& Chief Administrative Officer


Dated:   As of August 15, 2013