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): December 11, 2017

Drive Shack Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


   
001-31458
81-0559116
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, New York
10105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 798-6100

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On December 11, 2017, Kenneth M. Riis retired from the board of directors of Drive Shack Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately.  Mr. Riis did not serve on any committees of the Company’s board of directors.  Mr. Riis’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.  The Company’s board of directors thanks Mr. Riis for his exemplary dedication to the Company and its stockholders.



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.

DRIVE SHACK INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
   
/s/ Lawrence A. Goodfield, Jr.
 
Lawrence A. Goodfield, Jr.
 
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer
 

Date:  December 15, 2017