9.12.14 8-K - ER Private Placement


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):
September 12, 2014
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American Assets Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-35030
(Commission
File No.)
27-3338708
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11455 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92130
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
92130  
 (Zip Code)
 
(858) 350-2600  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 
Not Applicable  
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 12, 2014, American Assets Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Insurance Company of the West, a California corporation ("ICW"), an entity majority owned and controlled by Ernest Rady, the executive chairman of the Company. The Purchase Agreement provides for the sale by the Company to ICW, in a private placement, of 400,000 shares of common stock at a price of $33.76 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $13,504,000. The price per share paid by ICW was equal to the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of the Purchase Agreement.
    
The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.    

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits:
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
99.1**
 
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of September 12, 2014 by and between American Assets Trust, Inc. and Insurance Company of the West.
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** Furnished herewith






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.
 
American Assets Trust, Inc.
 
By:
/s/ Adam Wyll
 
Adam Wyll
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
September 12, 2014
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
99.1
 
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of September 12, 2014 by and between American Assets Trust, Inc. and Insurance Company of the West.