Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition OnMarch 3, 2021 ,Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a press release discussing the Registrant's financial results and operations for the quarter and year endedDecember 31, 2020 . A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure As discussed in Item 2.02 above, onMarch 3, 2021 , we issued a press release discussing the Registrant's financial results and operations for the quarter and year endedDecember 31, 2020 . The information being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release datedMarch 3, 2021
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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.
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. Date:March 3, 2021 By: /s/Javier F. Bitar Javier F. Bitar Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Interim Chief Investment Officer
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