UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2016
KBS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland | 000-54382 | 26-3842535 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 417-6500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
KBS SOR (BVI) Holdings, Ltd. (“KBS SOR BVI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., has filed a final prospectus with the Israel Securities Authority for a proposed offering of up to 1,000,000,000 Israeli new Shekels of Series A debentures (the “Debentures”) at an annual interest rate not to exceed 4.25%. On March 1, 2016, KBS SOR BVI commenced the institutional tender of the Debentures and has accepted application for 842.5 million Israeli new Shekels. On March 7, 2016, KBS SOR BVI commenced the public tender of the Debentures and has accepted 127.7 million Israeli new Shekels. In the aggregate, KBS SOR BVI has accepted 970.2 million Israeli new Shekels in both the institutional and public tenders at an annual interest rate of 4.25%.
In connection with the above-referenced offering, on March 8, 2016, KBS Strategic Opportunity Limited Partnership, the Company’s operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), assigned to KBS SOR BVI all of its interests in the subsidiaries through which the Company indirectly owns all of its real estate and real estate-related investments. The Operating Partnership owns all of the issued and outstanding equity of KBS SOR BVI. As a result of these transactions, the Company now holds all of its real estate and real estate-related investments indirectly through KBS SOR BVI.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
KBS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC. | ||||||
Dated: March 8, 2016 | BY: | /s/ Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||
Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||||