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Send 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): March 27, 2017
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
LIBERTY PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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23-7768996 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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500 Chesterfield Parkway |
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19355 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants’ telephone, including area code: (610) 648-1700 |
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 27, 2017, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Liberty Property Trust (the “Company”) adopted amendments to clause (b) of Article II, Section 8 and to Article XIV of the Company’s First Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective immediately upon adoption, to provide shareholders, in addition to the Board, with the power to alter, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws and to make new bylaw provisions, in each case by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes outstanding and entitled to be cast on the matter. The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the amendments to the Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Amendments to First Amended and Restated Bylaws of Liberty Property Trust, effective March 27, 2017. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Herman C. Fala | |
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Herman C. Fala |
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Secretary and General Counsel |
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LIBERTY PROPERTY | ||
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Liberty Property Trust, its sole | |
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General Partner | |
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By: |
/s/ Herman C. Fala | |
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Name: |
Herman C. Fala |
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Secretary and General Counsel |
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Dated: March 28, 2017 |
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