Attached files
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| EX-1.2 - EX-1.2 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex12.htm |
| EX-8.1 - EX-8.1 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex81.htm |
| EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex51.htm |
| EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex11.htm |
| EX-4.1 - EX-4.1 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex41.htm |
| EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 - FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | d640967dex121.htm |
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): December 4, 2013
Federal Realty Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-07533 | 52-0782497 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1626 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852-4041
(301) 998-8100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 230.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 230.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On December 4, 2013, Federal Realty Investment Trust (the “Registrant”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the related pricing agreement, whereby the Registrant agreed to issue and sell $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering. The Notes will be governed by the Indenture, dated as of September 1, 1998, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association (successor trustee to Wachovia Bank, National Association (successor trustee to First Union National Bank)). The offering closed on December 9, 2013.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Registrant and will rank equally with all of the Registrant’s other senior unsecured indebtedness. The Notes will bear interest at 3.95% per annum, and interest will be payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2014. The Notes will mature on January 15, 2024.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, by and among the Registrant and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I to the related pricing agreement | |
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated December 4, 2013, by and among the Registrant and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Form of 3.95% Note due 2024 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to legality of the securities being issued by the Registrant | |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to material tax matters relating to the Registrant | |
| 12.1 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| 23.1 | Consents of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (contained in the opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1 hereto) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||
| Date: December 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Dawn M. Becker | ||||
| Dawn M. Becker | ||||||
| Executive Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||