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):

September 15, 2014

REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 966-1680

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 (see General Instructions A.2.):

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On September 15, 2014, Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (the “Company”) through its operating partnership, Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P., acquired the industrial property located at 9120 Mason Avenue (the “Property”) in Chatsworth, California.  The Property was purchased from an unaffiliated third-party seller for a purchase price of $30.5 million using available cash on hand.  The Property consists of one building totaling 319,348 square feet situated on 11.82 acres of land and is fully-leased through June 2020.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 15, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of the Property.  A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing 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. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto authorized.

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