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): July 1, 2020

PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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Maryland000-5438226-3842535
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1670
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (424) 208-8100

11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On July 1, 2020, Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) acquired, through its subsidiaries, Battery Point Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Battery Point”). Battery Point is a real estate investment trust that owns 559 single-family rental homes throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Following this transaction, the Company now owns 1,749 single-family rental homes nationwide. All of these assets are held by the Company through its subsidiary, PORT OP LP (formerly known as Reven Housing REIT OP, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership (“PORT OP”).
The Company acquired Battery Point by acquiring all the 1,000,000 outstanding shares of Battery Point common stock from BPT Holdings, LLC (“BPT Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”). The Advisor is the company’s external advisor and is owned and controlled by Keith D. Hall, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a director, and Peter M. McMillan, the Company’s President and Chairman of the Board. In exchange, BPT Holdings received 510,816 common equity units in PORT OP, approximately 4.5% of the outstanding common equity units. The value of the interests exchanged was estimated by the participants at approximately $3.0 million.
The Advisor waived any and all acquisition fees from this transaction which would otherwise be due to it under pursuant to the advisory agreement.
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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.
  PACIFIC OAK STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY REIT, INC.
   
Dated: July 2, 2020 BY:/s/ Michael A. Bender
   Michael A. Bender
   Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary