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): March 29, 2010
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-11656 |
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42-1283895 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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110 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL |
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60606 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(312) 960-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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.
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.
On March 29, 2010, Debra A. Cafaro was appointed to the Board of Directors of the General Growth Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) to fill a vacancy in the Class III directors of the Company. The appointment of Ms. Cafaro brings the number of directors of the Company to nine. Ms. Cafaro is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago-based Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), an S&P 500 company, one of the nation’s leading healthcare real estate investment trusts. Ms. Cafaro is entitled to the same compensation, director indemnity and insurance and other benefits as are accorded to the non-employee directors of the Company.
The Company issued a press release announcing Mrs. Cafano’s appointment, a copy of which is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
Press Release titled “General Growth Properties Appoints Debra Cafaro to Board of Directors” dated March 29, 2010. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. |
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/s/Edmund Hoyt |
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Name: |
Edmund Hoyt |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: March 29, 2010