UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 2, 2016
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SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
001-37420
 
38-3976287
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
 File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)
 
 
489 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
 New York, New York
10017
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 355-7800
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 2, 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend for the third quarter of 2016 of $0.25 for each Class A common share and Class C non-voting common share, payable in cash on October 13, 2016 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2016.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on August 2, 2016 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 (d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release of Seritage Growth Properties, dated August 2, 2016.



SIGNATURE
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.
 
SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES 
 
By:
/s/ Matthew Fernand                                                           
 
Matthew Fernand
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
 
Date:  August 2, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release of Seritage Growth Properties, dated August 2, 2016.