---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001364250-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DEI"
cik: "0001364250"
company_name: "Douglas Emmett Inc"
filed_at: "2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T10:03:57.489838+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Douglas Emmett Chairman Dan A. Emmett and director Ray C. Leonard to retire from Board

## Summary
- Dan A. Emmett (Chairman) will not stand for reelection at the 2025 annual meeting and will retire at the end of his term.
- Ray C. Leonard also will not stand for reelection and will retire at the end of his term.
- Following the annual meeting, the Board size will decrease from 10 to 8 directors.
- Both departures are not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001364250-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DEI
- cik: 0001364250
- company_name: Douglas Emmett Inc
- filed_at: 2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425025000022/0001364250-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425025000022/nysedei-20250417.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-25-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-25-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001364250-25-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dan A. Emmett departed as Chairman of the Board at Douglas Emmett Inc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Dan A. Emmett, Chairman of the Board, will not stand for reelection at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) as a result of Mr. Emmett’s decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425025000022/0001364250-25-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ray C. Leonard departed as director at Douglas Emmett Inc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: director
  source text: Ray C. Leonard will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting as a result of Mr. Leonard’s decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364250/000136425025000022/0001364250-25-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.