UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 22, 2005
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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1-14023 |
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23-2947217 |
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(State or other
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(IRS Employer |
8815 Centre Park Drive, Suite 400
Columbia, Maryland 21045
(Address of principal executive offices)
(410) 730-9092
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 22, 2005, Corporate Properties Trust (the “Company”), the General Partner of Corporate Office Properties L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (the “Underwriter”) in connection with the sale of 2,000,000 (the “Firm Shares”) of the Company’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), to the Underwriter in connection with the public offering of these securities. The Company has also granted to the Underwriter an option to purchase up to 300,000 additional Common Shares (collectively with the “Firm Shares,” the “Shares”) to cover over-allotments, if any. The sale of the Firm Shares will result in net proceeds to the Company before offering expenses of approximately $65,520,000 million or $32.76 per share. The offering of the Shares has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-108785), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Underwriting Agreement, dated September 22, 2005, by and among Corporate Office Properties Trust, Corporate Office Properties, L.P. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. |
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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.
Dated: September 23, 2005
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By: |
/s/ Roger A. Waesche, Jr. |
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Name: |
Roger A. Waesche, Jr. |
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Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial |
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