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
January 30, 2009
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Maryland | | 001-31824 | | 37-1470730 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
7600 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(301) 986-9200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 30, 2009, First Potomac Realty Trust (the “Company”) announced that it has completed the repurchase of an additional $18.0 million of 4% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2011 (the “Senior Notes”) of First Potomac Realty Investment Limited Partnership, the Company’s operating partnership, for approximately $12.6 million. The Company’s Board of Trustees has authorized the Company to spend, from time to time, at negotiated prices less than par, up to $60.0 million for the repurchase of outstanding Senior Notes. The Company previously announced that it had repurchased, in a series of privately negotiated transactions, approximately $34.0 million of Senior Notes for approximately $28.6 million. Any future repurchases of Senior Notes will depend upon market conditions and other factors determined by the Company. The information in this report is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation to buy any of the Senior Notes.
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SIGNATURE
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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| | FIRST POTOMAC REALTY TRUST
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| January 30, 2009 | /s/ Joel F. Bonder | |
| | Joel F. Bonder | |
| | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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