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  UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
 
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 12, 2014
 

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Commission File Number:  000-54377
 
MD
  
26-3335705
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Griffin Capital Plaza, 1520 Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(310) 469-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

None
(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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EXPLANATORY NOTE:
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is an amendment to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2014 (the “Original Filing”). The purpose of this amendment is to correct a typographical error that was present in Exhibit 99.1 to the Original Filing. Except for the foregoing, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update any other disclosure contained in the Original Filing, and this Amendment No. 1 should be read in connection with the Form 8-K.
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 12, 2014, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release discussing the Registrant’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)    Exhibits.
99.1    Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated August 12, 2014





Signature(s)
 
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.

 
 
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
 
 
 
Date: August 12, 2014
By:
/s/ Joseph E. Miller
 
 
Joseph E. Miller
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer