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| EX-3.1 - EXHIBIT 3.1 BYLAW AMENDMENT NO. 1 - HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INC | a31hinesreitamendmentno1to.htm |
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 16, 2015 | |
Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 000-50805 | 20-0138854 |
____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas | 77056-6118 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (888) 220-6121 | |
Not Applicable
______________________________________________
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
Effective September 16, 2015, with the approval of its board of directors, the Company amended its Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) in order to add Article XII, which provides that the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain litigation. No other provisions of the Bylaws were revised. The amendment to the Bylaws is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
HINES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. | ||||
September 21, 2015 | By: | /s/ J. Shea Morgenroth | ||
J. Shea Morgenroth | ||||
Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. | |