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): January 30, 2020
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Franklin Street Properties Corp. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | 001-32470 | 04-3578653 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
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401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield, |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code) |
(781) 557-1300
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
| Trading Symbol (s) |
| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share | | FSP | | NYSE American |
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ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 30, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Amended Bylaws”) to provide stockholders, in addition to the Board, with the ability to amend the Amended Bylaws. The Amended Bylaws were effective immediately upon approval by the Board. The change effected by the Amended Bylaws is reflected in Article XIV of the Amended Bylaws and provides that stockholders, in addition to the Board, may alter or repeal any provision of the Amended Bylaws, and may adopt new Bylaw provisions, in each case with the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter. This description of the change effected to Article XIV of the Amended Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. |
| DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS |
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3.1 | | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Franklin Street Properties Corp., effective January 30, 2020. |
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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.
| FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP. | |
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By: | /s/ Scott H. Carter | |
| | Scott H. Carter |
| | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: February 3, 2020 | | |
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EXHIBIT LIST
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EXHIBIT NO. |
| DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS |
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3.1 | | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Franklin Street Properties Corp., effective January 30, 2020. |
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