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): December 18, 2019

PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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Maryland
 
000-54382
 
26-3842535
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (424) 208-8100

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
None
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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 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
Articles of Amendment
On December 18, 2019, the Articles of Amendment in the form attached as Exhibit A to the definitive proxy statement for Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, held on March 14, 2018 and adjourned to April 4, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”) and submitted for consideration as Proposal No. 3 in the Proxy Statement, were filed and accepted for record by the State Department of Assessment and Taxation of the State of Maryland, and thereby became effective as part of the Company’s charter. The description of these Articles of Amendment, which remove Section 5.11 from the Company’s charter, is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement. The Articles of Amendment have been filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
 
Exhibits
 
 
 
Ex.
 
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
 
 
 
99.1
 


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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
 
 
 
Dated: December 23, 2019
 
BY:
/s/ Michael A. Bender
 
 
 
Michael A. Bender
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 




Exhibit 3.1


PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

    Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: The charter (the “Charter”) of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting existing Section 5.11 in its entirety.

SECOND: The amendment to the Charter of the Corporation as set forth above has been duly advised by the board of directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as required by law.

THIRD: The undersigned Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Secretary on this 18th day of December, 2019.

PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.

By:    /s/ Keith D. Hall (SEAL)
Keith D. Hall
Chief Executive Officer


ATTEST
By:    /s/ Michael A. Bender                
Michael A. Bender
Secretary