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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 26, 2021
 
 
American Assets Trust, Inc.
American Assets Trust, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Maryland (American Assets Trust, Inc.)
Maryland (American Assets Trust, L.P.)
 
001-35030
(American Assets Trust, Inc.)
333-202342-01
(American Assets Trust, L.P.)
 
27-3338708
(American Assets Trust, Inc.)
27-3338894
(American Assets Trust, L.P.)
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
11455 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92130
 
92130
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(858)
350-2600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(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:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
 
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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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Name of Registrant
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which
registered
American Assets Trust, Inc.
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
AAT
 
New York Stock Exchange
American Assets Trust, L.P.
 
None
 
None
 
None
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 1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL AGREEMENT
On January 26, 2021, American Assets Trust, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) issued and sold $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.375% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The terms of the Notes are governed by an indenture, dated January 26, 2021 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Operating Partnership, as issuer, American Assets Trust, Inc., as guarantor (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and an officers’ certificate, dated January 26, 2021 (the “Officers’ Certificate”), pursuant thereto establishing the form and terms of the Notes and the related guarantees.
The foregoing descriptions of the Notes, the Indenture and the Officers’ Certificate do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Indenture and the Officers’ Certificate, which are being filed herewith or incorporated by reference, as the case may be, as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
 
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
 
4.1*
  
   
4.2*
  
   
5.1*
  
   
5.2*
  
   
23.1*
  
   
23.2*
  
 
*
Filed 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.
 
Date: January 26, 2021
 
 
 
AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC.
       
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Adam Wyll
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adam Wyll
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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.
 
Date: January 26, 2021
 
 
 
AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, L.P.
       
 
 
 
 
By:
 
American Assets Trust, Inc.,
Its general partner
       
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Adam Wyll
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adam Wyll
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer