8-K

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): April 30, 2020

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.)

1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 1000	,	Santa Monica	,	California	90401
(Address of principal executive offices)					(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (310) 255-7700

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DEI	New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

(e) At the request of the officers involved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Douglas Emmett, Inc. in a written consent dated April 30, 2020, approved a 20% reduction (to an annual rate of $800,000 from and after May 1, 2020) in the base salaries of the Company's Chief Executive Officer Jordan Kaplan and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Panzer.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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:	May 1, 2020	By:	/s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR
			Peter D. Seymour
			Chief Financial Officer

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