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): June 12, 2024

REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Maryland	001-36008	46-2024407
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11620 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000
Los Angeles
California	90025
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 966-1680

N/A

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	REXR	New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	REXR-PB	New York Stock Exchange
5.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	REXR-PC	New York Stock Exchange

 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 ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 12, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), approved the appointment of Laura Clark, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation and the Operating Partnership, effective at such time as a new Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Operating Partnership is appointed by the Board. The Company is in the process of searching for a successor Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Clark will continue to serve as the Chief Financial Officer until a new Chief Financial Officer commences such role, at which time Ms. Clark will assume the Chief Operating Officer role and assist with the transition.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Clark and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as Chief Operating Officer, no family relationships among any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and Ms. Clark, and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release on June 17, 2024, announcing the transition plan, a copy of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated June 17, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
Date: June 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Michael S. Frankel
		Michael S. Frankel Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: June 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Howard Schwimmer
		Howard Schwimmer Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)