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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): March 5, 2018 (February 27, 2018)

RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland
 
1-10093
 
13-6908486
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, Michigan
48334
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (248) 350-9900

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

5.02(e): On February 27, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees (the "Committee") of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (the "Trust") approved the adoption of the 2018 Executive Incentive Plan for the Trust's chief executive officer (the "CEO"), chief operating officer (the "COO") and the chief financial officer (the "CFO"). The individuals will participate in a short-term incentive program, based on the achievement of funds from operations per share, non-anchor leased occupancy at year-end, and management investment committee yield, subject to the Trust's achievement of a ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA below a specified threshold. The CEO will have a target short-term incentive opportunity equal to 125% of base salary, while the COO and CFO will each have a target opportunity equal to 75% of base salary.

Threshold payout (50% of target incentive), target payout (100% of target incentive) and maximum payout (200% of target incentive) will be determined by the Committee based on its assessment of the achievement of these performance goals. The funds from operations per share metric, the non-anchor leased occupancy at year-end metric, and the management investment committee yield metric shall account for 80%, 10% and 10% of the potential award, respectively.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the 2018 Executive Incentive Plan attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01    Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

10.1 2018 Executive Incentive Plan dated February 27, 2018









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.
    
 
 
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST
 
 
 
Date:
March 5, 2018
By:/s/ GEOFFREY BEDROSIAN
 
 
     Geoffrey Bedrosian
 
 
     Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary



















































EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit    Description

10.1    2018 Executive Incentive Plan dated February 27, 2018