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 10, 2013
INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 000-51609 | 34-2019608 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 218-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Deadline for Shareholder 14a-8 Proposals for Consideration at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
In accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. is filing this current report on Form 8-K to inform its common stockholders of a change to the deadline for submitting stockholder proposals pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act for the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2013 Annual Meeting”). The Company intends to hold its 2013 Annual Meeting more than 30 days after the anniversary date of the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. For a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2013 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the proposal must be received by the Company’s corporate secretary at the Company’s corporate offices on or before October 24, 2013.
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 AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jack Potts | ||||
| Name: | Jack Potts | |||||
| Title | Principal Financial Officer | |||||