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): February 27, 2025

EQUITY COMMONWEALTH

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9317

04-6558834

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000,

Chicago,

60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(312) 646-2800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title Of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

EQC

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2025, Equity Commonwealth, or the Company, issued a press release setting forth the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2024, and also announced it closed on the sale of its last remaining property. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release Dated February 2 7 , 2025.

104 The cover page from this Current Report on form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

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.


			EQUITY COMMONWEALTH
			By:			/s/ William H. Griffiths
			Name:			William H. Griffiths
			Title:			Executive Vice President, Chief
						Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: February 27, 2025

Equity Commonwealth 8-K