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 24, 2014
Resource Capital Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 1-32733 | 20-2287134 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
712 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY | 10019 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-506-3899
(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. |
On March 24, 2014, Resource Capital Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Eldron C. Blackwell, age 35, as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Blackwell was the Assistant Controller for New Penn Financial, LLC, a residential mortgage lender, from March 2013 to March 2014. From September 2001 to March 2013, he was a Senior Manager in the audit practice of the global accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Blackwell further serves on the board of directors of Freire Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a concentration in accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
SIGNATURE(S)
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.
Resource Capital Corp. | ||
/s/ David J. Bryant | ||
March 27, 2014 | David J. Bryant Chief Financial Officer | |