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): July 21, 2014
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-34789 | 27-1430478 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 11601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Los Angeles, California | 90025 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 445-5700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On July 21, 2014, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-197526), which became immediately effective upon filing. On July 21, 2014, the Company also filed with the SEC two prospectus supplements, each dated July 21, 2014, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to: (i) the possible resale by certain selling securityholders of up to 11,200,537 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and the possible issuance of up to 2,360,874 shares of Common Stock in exchange for common units of partnership interest in Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), upon any redemption by one or more of holders of such common units pursuant to their contractual rights, and the possible resale from time to time of some or all of such shares of Common Stock by such holders, and (ii) the offer and sale of shares of Common Stock from time to time to or through Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., and/or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the Company’s sales agents (the “Agents”), pursuant to separate Equity Distribution Agreements dated November 16, 2012, as amended, each among the Company, the Operating Partnership and one of the Agents. Separate opinions of Venable LLP with respect to the validity of shares of the Common Stock that may be offered and sold pursuant to each of these prospectus supplements and the accompanying prospectus are filed herewith as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2.
This Current Report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits.
| 5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Venable LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto) | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Mark T. Lammas | |
| Mark T. Lammas | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: July 21, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Venable LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto) | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto) | |