UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): August 31, 2011
PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland
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1-11533
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74-2123597
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation
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Identification No.)
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One Jackson Place, Suite 1000, 188 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39225-4647
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
(601) 948-4091
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 31, 2011, Steven G. Rogers, President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Parkway Properties, Inc. (the "Company") informed the Company that he has resigned from his positions with the Company effective December 31, 2011. Mr. Rogers has not expressed any disagreement with the Company under Item 5.02(a) of Form 8-K. Financial arrangements with respect to Mr. Rogers’ resignation are still being decided.
The Board of Directors of the Company also appointed James R. Heistand as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective on January 1, 2012. Mr. Heistand, age 59, has been the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board since June 2011 and prior to that was a principal of Eola Capital LLC and its affiliates.
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: September 2, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Mandy M. Pope | |
| Mandy M. Pope | |||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||
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