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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 14, 2018


EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 

1-9317
 

04-6558834
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
Two North Riverside Plaza,
Suite 2100, Chicago, IL
 

60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(312) 646-2800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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 o
 
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. o






Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 14, 2018, Equity Commonwealth, or the Company, issued a press release setting forth the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, and also provided certain supplemental operating and financial data for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.  Copies of the Company’s press release and supplemental operating and financial data are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively.
Regulation FD Disclosures
We intend to use any of the following to comply with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD: press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, or our website. We routinely post important information on our website at www.eqcre.com, including information that may be deemed to be material.   We encourage investors and others interested in the company to monitor these distribution channels for material disclosures.
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)          Exhibits
99.1         Press release dated February 14, 2018.
99.2         Fourth Quarter 2017 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data.



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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.

 
EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
 
By:
/s/ Adam S. Markman
 
Name:
Adam S. Markman
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief
 
 
Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: February 14, 2018