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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission file number : 1-33106 Douglas Emmett Douglas Emmett , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 1299 Ocean Avenue , Suite 1000 , Santa Monica , California 90401 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ✓ ( 310 ) 255-7700 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol 20-3073047 Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share DEI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Accelerated filer Emerging growth company Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange 1 Yes Non - accelerated filer Yes ☐ Yes Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . No No No ☐ No If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , as of June 30 , 2020 , was $ 5.09 billion . ( This computation excludes the market value of all shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the registrant . Such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of the Registrant . ) The registrant had 175,464,148 shares of its common stock outstanding as of February 12 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed in conjunction with the registrant's annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2021 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Report on Form 10 - K . Such proxy statement will be filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . Yes ☐ No ✓