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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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
September 28, 2016 |
KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-33824 | 26-0508760 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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151 S. El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, California | 90212 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(310) 887-6400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD
On September 28, 2016, Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc (“KWE,” LSE: KWE) issued a release announcing that it has launched a share buyback program. KWE announced that under the program, it is authorized to make on-market purchases of ordinary shares in KWE for a maximum aggregate purchase price of £100 million. KWE also announced that it will enter into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with J&E Davy to manage the share buyback program during its closed period beginning on October 5, 2016. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) currently owns approximately 21.75% of the total issued share capital of KWE. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Jersey also serves as KWE’s external manager pursuant to an investment management agreement.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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ITEM 9.01 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
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(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
| Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc RNS release dated September 28, 2016.
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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.
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Date: September 28, 2016 |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
By: /S/ JUSTIN ENBODY Justin Enbody
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
99.1 |
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