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): February 12, 2008
GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
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10 Campus Boulevard
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
(Address of principal executive offices)
(610) 355-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 8.01 Other Events.
On February 12, 2008, GMH Communities Trust (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into (i) a Securities Purchase Agreement with Balfour Beatty, Inc., relating to the sale of the Company’s military housing division, (ii) an Agreement and Plan of Merger relating to the acquisition of the Company, and its operating partnership, by American Campus Communities, Inc., and the other matters described therein. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 1.01 will be filed in a separate Current Report on Form 8-K.
In addition, on February 12, 2008, the Company issued several written communications to its employees in the form of memoranda and summary Q&A materials, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Press Release, dated February 12, 2008. |
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| Written communications to employees issued on February 12, 2008. |
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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.
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Date: February 12, 2008 | By: | /s/ Joseph M. Macchione |
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| Joseph M. Macchione |
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| Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
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