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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2009
GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York | 000-01684 | 11-1688021 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
1 FLOWERFIELD, Suite 24
ST. JAMES, NEW YORK 11780
(Address of principal executive
offices) (Zip Code)
(631) 584-5400
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code
N/A
(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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. (the “Company”) today received an Order from the Court of Claims of the State of New York, dated February 25, 2009, directing that the trial in the Company’s case for just compensation from the State University of New York at Stony Brook resulting from the condemnation of 245.5 acres of the Company’s Flowerfield property shall commence on August 3, 2009. A copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Order of the Court of Claims, dated February 25, 2009. |
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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.
GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen V. Maroney
Stephen V. Maroney
President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer
Date: March 5, 2009
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