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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): January 11, 2021

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland 001-36369 26-3136483

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor 

New York, NY 10105

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 843-1601

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share BRG NYSE American
8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share BRG-PrA NYSE American
7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share BRG-PrC NYSE American
7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share BRG-PrD NYSE American

 

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

 

Title of each class
Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Warrants to Purchase Shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

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:

 

¨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))

  

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.

 

On January 11, 2021, Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), its operating partnership, Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiary, Bluerock REIT Operator, LLC (“REIT Operator”) entered into amendments (together, the “Amendments”) to the respective employment agreements (together, the “Executive Agreements”) of each of Ryan S. MacDonald, previously Chief Acquisitions Officer of the Company, and James G. Babb, III, previously Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Under the terms of the Amendments, effective as of January 11, 2021, Mr. MacDonald will serve as Chief Investment Officer of the Company, and Mr. Babb will serve as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company, in each case to more closely align with their current roles and responsibilities.  No changes were made to the compensatory arrangements of either of Messrs. MacDonald or Babb in connection with the Amendments, and the terms of the Executive Agreements of Messrs. MacDonald and Babb otherwise remain in full force and effect pursuant to their terms.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.
   
   
DATE: January 15, 2021 By: /s/ Christopher J. Vohs
    Christopher J. Vohs
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer