AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kilroy Realty (KRC)

Kilroy Realty CFO Jeffrey Kuehling leaves; Eliott Trencher named interim CFO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Kilroy Realty Corporation said Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Kuehling is leaving the company effective August 11, 2026, and that Chief Investment Officer Eliott Trencher will serve as interim CFO and Treasurer. The company is conducting an external search for a permanent principal financial officer. It also reaffirmed its 2026 guidance from its July 27, 2026 second-quarter earnings release and said the departure involved no disagreements over financial policies, accounting principles, financial statements or disclosures.

Key points

  • Jeffrey Kuehling, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, is leaving effective August 11, 2026; the filing describes this as a termination without Cause under his July 30, 2024 Employment Agreement.
  • Kuehling will receive the severance payments and benefits under Section 5.3(b) of his employment agreement plus two months of severance pay, subject to a release of claims becoming effective. The filing gives no dollar amounts.
  • Eliott Trencher, age 43, is interim CFO and Treasurer and also keeps his role as EVP and Chief Investment Officer; he was CFO from February 2022 to August 2024.
  • The company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance from the July 27, 2026 second-quarter 2026 earnings release and has engaged Russell Reynolds Associates for the executive search.

The filing

CompanyKilroy Realty (KRC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 11, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-344730

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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