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)
February 19, 2016


Douglas Emmett, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
001-33106
20-3073047
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
Commission file number
(I.R.S. Employer identification No.)

808 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 200, Santa Monica, California 90401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-7700

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective as of February 19, 2016, the Board of Directors of Douglas Emmett, Inc. increased the number of its members from eight to nine, and elected David T. Feinberg as a director. Since 2015, Dr. Feinberg has been the president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System. From 2007 until 2015, Dr. Feinberg served as the Chief Executive Officer of the UCLA Hospital System and Associate Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences. He was also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, and held other positions at UCLA and its Hospital System. Dr. Feinberg holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.D. from the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School and a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Dr. Feinberg was previously a director of Douglas Emmett from 2011 to 2015.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by Douglas Emmett, Inc. dated February 19, 2016.


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.

 
 
DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC.
Dated:
February 19, 2016
By:
/s/ JORDAN L. KAPLAN
 
 
 
Jordan L. Kaplan
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer