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 31, 2010
DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-33201 | 82-0538520 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 518 17th Street, Suite 800 Denver, CO |
80202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (303) 597-2400
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 (see General Instructions A.2.):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Appointment of Jeff Phelan as Managing Director, Southern California and President of DCT Development
The Board of Directors of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jeff Phelan as Managing Director, Southern California and President of DCT Development, effective as of March 31, 2010. In connection with Mr. Phelan’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Phelan entered into an employment agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 10.1 | Employment Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2010, by and between DCT Industrial Trust Inc. and Jeff Phelan | |
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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.
| DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip L. Hawkins | |
| Name: | Philip L. Hawkins | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: March 31, 2010
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