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): June 26, 2009
Franklin Street Properties Corp. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-32470 | 04-3578653 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield, Massachusetts | 01880-6210 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 26, 2009, Franklin Street Properties Corp. (“FSP”, “its”, “our” or “we”) announced its acquisition on that same date of an office property in Chantilly, Virginia. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
On July 1, 2009, FSP announced its acquisition on June 30, 2009 of an office property in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Statements made in this report (including the exhibits filed herewith) regarding potential future acquisitions constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including without limitation, general economic conditions and other “Risk Factors” set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as the same may be updated from time to time in subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We will not update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to actual results or to changes in our expectations that occur after such date, other than as required by law.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index attached hereto which is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| | FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP. |
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Date: July 1, 2009 | By: /s/ George J. Carter |
| | George J. Carter President and Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 June 26, 2009 Press Release for acquisition of property in Chantilly, Virginia
99.2 July 1, 2009 Press Release for acquisition of property in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
