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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Entry
      into a Material Definitive Agreement</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      May 9,
      2006, the Corporate Personnel Committee (the Committee) of the Board of
      Directors of Stratus Properties Inc. approved increases to the base salaries
      of
      each of our two named executive officers (as that term is defined in Item
      402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K), effective January 1, 2006, in accordance with
      the
      recommendations of an independent compensation consulting firm retained by
      the
      Committee. The base salaries of our named executive officers had been at the
      current levels since January 2002. The Committee previously approved base salary
      increases for our employees in January 2006; however, at that time, the
      Committee elected to defer the consideration of base salary increases for our
      two named executive officers. As noted in the Corporate Personnel Committee
      Report on Executive Compensation included in our 2006 proxy statement, the
      Committee stated that it would continue to evaluate our executive compensation
      program during 2006. As part of this continued evaluation, the Committee
      approved an increase to the base salary of William H. Armstrong III, Chairman
      of
      the Board, President &amp; Chief Executive Officer, to $400,000, and an increase
      to the base salary of John E. Baker, Senior Vice President &amp; Chief Financial
      Officer, to $225,000. </font></div>
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      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.</font></div>
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      Properties Inc.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 216pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By:
      /s/
      C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.</font></div>
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        Donald
        Whitmire, Jr.</font></div>
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        President and Controller </font></div>
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        signatory and</font></div>
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        Accounting Officer)</font></div>
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      May
      12, 2006</font></div>
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STRS 5-09-06 8K
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): May 9, 2006
Stratus
      Properties Inc.
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-19989
72-1211572
(State
                or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
                File Number)
(IRS
                Employer Identification Number)
98
                San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 220
Austin,
                Texas
78701
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code: (512) 478-5788
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:
[
      ]
      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[
      ]
      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[
      ]
      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
      Act
      (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
      ]
      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
      Act
      (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
      1.01
Entry
      into a Material Definitive Agreement
.
On
      May 9,
      2006, the Corporate Personnel Committee (the Committee) of the Board of
      Directors of Stratus Properties Inc. approved increases to the base salaries
      of
      each of our two named executive officers (as that term is defined in Item
      402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K), effective January 1, 2006, in accordance with
      the
      recommendations of an independent compensation consulting firm retained by
      the
      Committee. The base salaries of our named executive officers had been at the
      current levels since January 2002. The Committee previously approved base salary
      increases for our employees in January 2006; however, at that time, the
      Committee elected to defer the consideration of base salary increases for our
      two named executive officers. As noted in the Corporate Personnel Committee
      Report on Executive Compensation included in our 2006 proxy statement, the
      Committee stated that it would continue to evaluate our executive compensation
      program during 2006. As part of this continued evaluation, the Committee
      approved an increase to the base salary of William H. Armstrong III, Chairman
      of
      the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer, to $400,000, and an increase
      to the base salary of John E. Baker, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
      Officer, to $225,000.
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.
Stratus
      Properties Inc.
By:
      /s/
      C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
----------------------------------------
C.
        Donald
        Whitmire, Jr.
Vice
        President and Controller
(authorized
        signatory and
Principal
        Accounting Officer)
Date:
      May
      12, 2006