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):

August 7, 2012 (August 7, 2012)

SL Green Realty Corp.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

(212) 594-2700

(REGISTRANTS’ 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:

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01               Other Events

On August 7, 2012, SL Green Realty Corp. (the “Company”) announced that it had priced an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”).  The shares of Series I Preferred Stock will have a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of Series I Preferred Stock during the next 30 days solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

The Series I Preferred Stock is being offered pursuant to the prospectus supplement, dated August 7, 2012, to the prospectus dated June 17, 2011, which forms part of the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-163914) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 22, 2009, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC on June 17, 2011.

A copy of the press release announcing the pricing is hereby incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

99.1                           Press Release announcing the pricing of the Series I Preferred Stock, dated August 7, 2012.

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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.

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