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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): August 5, 2021

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.)

11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1670
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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On August 5, 2021 the board of directors of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) approved Amendment 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Twelfth Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program (the “SRP”). The Amendment is effective as of August 20, 2021 and provides, that, pursuant to Section 4(b) of the SRP, an additional $30 million in funding is authorized for redemptions (excluding those submitted in connection with a stockholder’s death, qualifying disability or determination of incompetence). The Amendment also provides that the funding limitations set forth in Section 4(d) of the SRP shall not apply for the remainder of 2021. Finally, the Amendment provides that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 4(a) of the SRP, stockholders of the Company who received their shares in connection with the merger of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. into a subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to have held such shares in the Company for over a year. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. The Amendment will be effective for the September 2021 redemption date, which is September 30, 2021.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Ex. Description
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: August 6, 2021   BY: /s/ Michael A. Bender
      Michael A. Bender
      Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
       


Exhibit 99.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TWELFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE REDEMPTION PROGRAM
Effective as of August 20, 2021
The board of directors of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has adopted this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Twelfth Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program (the “SRP”), the terms and conditions of which are set forth below. Capitalized terms used below shall have the same meaning as given in the SRP unless otherwise defined herein.
    1. Funding Limitations.
(a) Pursuant to Section 4(b) of the SRP, an additional $30 million in funding is authorized for redemptions (excluding those submitted in connection with a stockholder’s death, Qualifying Disability or Determination of Incompetence).
(b) The funding limitations set forth in Section 4(d) of the SRP shall not apply for the remainder of 2021.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 4(a) of the SRP, stockholders of the Company who received their Shares in connection with the merger of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. (“SOR II”) into a subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to have held such Shares in the Company for over a year.