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):  October 24, 2017
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SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
Maryland
001-37420
38-3976287
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

489 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10017
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 355-7800
 
 
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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 ☐
 
 
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Item 8.01. Other Events
 
 On October 24, 2017, Seritage Growth Properties (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $0.25 for each Class A common share and Class C non-voting common share, payable in cash on January 11, 2018 to shareholders of record on December 29, 2017.
 
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 24, 2017 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1

 

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.
 
Date: October 24, 2017
 
 
SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES
  
     
 
By:
/s/ Matthew Fernand
  
 
Name:
Matthew Fernand
  
 
Title:
General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary
  
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1