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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): October 23, 2017 

HIGHLANDS REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
000-55580
 
81-0862795
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

332 S Michigan Avenue, Ninth Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(312) 583-7990
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
 
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of a website notice, dated October 23, 2017 (the “MacKenzie Notice”), from Highlands REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), to its stockholders (the “Stockholders”) regarding a recent, unsolicited “mini-tender offer” by MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc. to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value, for $0.19 per share (the “MacKenzie Offer”). The full text of the MacKenzie Notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and hereby is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
 
In the MacKenzie Notice, the Board of Directors of the Company recommends that the Stockholders reject the MacKenzie Offer for the reasons described in the MacKenzie Notice. The Company advises Stockholders to read and consider the MacKenzie Notice before deciding whether to participate in the MacKenzie Offer.



Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

99.1Highlands REIT, Inc. website notice to Stockholders, dated October 23, 2017
        







SIGNATURE
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Highlands REIT, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Date: October 23, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Robert J. Lange
 
 
Name:
 
Robert J. Lange
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President, General Council and Secretary