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): September 8, 2016
Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 000-54369
| Maryland | 27-0331816 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1845 Walnut Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(215) 231-7050
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(former name or former address , if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 8, 2016, Resource America, Inc. (“Resource America”), the indirect parent corporation of Resource Real Estate Opportunity Advisor, LLC, the advisor to Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc., was acquired by C-III Capital Partners LLC (“C-III”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 22, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-III merged with and into Resource America, with Resource America surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-III.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| RESOURCE REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC. | ||||
| Dated: September 13, 2016 | By: | /s/ Alan F. Feldman | ||
| Alan F. Feldman Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||