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):  August 2, 2004

 

 

CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

1808 Swift Road, Oak Brook, Illinois  60523

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(630) 586-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Item 5.  Other Events

 

On August 2, 2004, CenterPoint issued a press release announcing that it has signed a contract to acquire a 3.8 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from Prime Group Realty Trust.  The gross purchase price is approximately $125.1 million prior to certain escrows.  The portfolio represents substantially all of Prime’s industrial holdings and consists of thirty buildings as well as 118 acres of developable land.  It is located in a variety of industrial submarkets throughout the greater Chicago region.

 

The press release and the purchase agreement are attached hereto and filed herewith.

 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Purchase Agreement dated August 2, 2004 between CenterPoint Properties Trust and Prime Group Realty, L.P.
99.1		Press release of the Company dated August 2, 2004.

 

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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.

 

 

		CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
		a Maryland business trust
Dated:	August 6, 2004	By:		/s/ Paul S. Fisher
				Paul S. Fisher
				Executive Vice President and
				Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Purchase Agreement dated August 2, 2004 between CenterPoint Properties Trust and Prime Group Realty, L.P.
99.1		Press release of the Company dated August 2, 2004.

 

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