iret-20210312

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 12, 2021

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

North Dakota

001-35624

45-0311232

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3100 10th Street SW, Post Office Box 1988, Minot, ND 58702-1988

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(701) 837-4738

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed from 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

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value	CSR	New York Stock Exchange
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares	CSR -PRC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

(b) On March 12, 2021, Terrance P. Maxwell, a member of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Investors Real Estate Trust, doing business as Centerspace (the “Company”), notified the Board that he would retire and not stand for re-election as a member of the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 18, 2021. Mr. Maxwell’s term as a trustee and member of the Nominating and Governance Committee will end at the conclusion of the annual meeting of shareholders.

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.



	Investors Real Estate Trust dba Centerspace

	By	/s/ Mark O. Decker, Jr.
		Mark O. Decker, Jr.
Date: March 17, 2021		President and Chief Executive Officer