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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form 8-K </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Current
Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;November 6, 2013 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number:&nbsp;000-54377 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B></B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)<B></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(310) 606-5900 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>None </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;6, 2013, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;) issued a press release discussing the Registrant&#146;s acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 18 office properties located in 11 states. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item&nbsp;7.01 disclosure. </P>
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information in this Item&nbsp;7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated November 6, 2013</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date:&nbsp;November&nbsp;6,&nbsp;2013</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;Joseph E. Miller</TD></TR>
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8-K
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): November 6, 2013
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-54377
MD
26-3335705
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3321 El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310) 606-5900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
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 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 6, 2013, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the
"Registrant") issued a press release discussing the Registrant's acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 18 office properties located in 11 states. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated November 6, 2013
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.
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.
Date: November 6, 2013
By:
/s/ Joseph E. Miller
Joseph E. Miller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer