8-K 1 a1231168k.htm 8-K

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): February 23, 2017
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland |  | 001-36013 |  | 46-1229660
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation) |  |  |  |

30601 Agoura Road, Suite 200 Agoura Hills, California |  | 91301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(805) 413-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencements communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition and Exhibits
On February 23, 2017, American Homes 4 Rent (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, together with a Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package. On February 23, 2017, the Company also announced that its Board of Trustees had declared the quarterly distributions on its common and participating and perpetual preferred shares. A copy of the press releases and the Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package are furnished as Exhibit 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) | Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1—Press Release dated February 23, 2017 concerning financial results
Exhibit 99.2—Press Release dated February 23, 2017 concerning the declaration of quarterly distributions
Exhibit 99.3—Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Supplemental Information Package

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: February 23, 2017

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
By: | /s/ Stephanie Heim
| Stephanie Heim
| Senior Vice President - Counsel