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): January 27, 2017
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland | 000-54687 | 27-1627696 | ||
(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)
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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Distributions Declared
On January 27, 2017, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.’s (the “Company”) board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from February 1, 2017 through February 28, 2017, which the Company expects to pay in March 2017, and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from March 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, which the Company expects to pay in April 2017. Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for this period will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during this period at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 6.11% annualized rate based on the Company’s December 9, 2016 estimated value per share of $10.63.
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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 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC. | ||||||
Dated: January 30, 2017 | BY: | /s/ Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||
Jeffrey K. Waldvogel | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||