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): November 17, 2021
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Corporate Office Properties Trust | Maryland | 1-14023 | 23-2947217 | |||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||||
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(Address of principal executive offices)
(443) 285-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value | OFC | New York Stock Exchange |
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On November 17, 2021, Corporate Office Properties, L.P. (“COPLP”), the operating partnership of Corporate Office Properties Trust (“COPT”), consummated the offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.900% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by COPT. The Notes were offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230764 and No. 333-230764-01) filed by COPT and COPLP with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”), including a base prospectus, dated April 8, 2019, and a prospectus supplement, dated November 2, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2021.
The terms of the Notes are governed by a senior indenture, dated as of April 8, 2019, by and among COPLP, as issuer, COPT, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented and amended by a fourth supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of November 17, 2021 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”).
A copy of the Base Indenture was previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated by reference herein. The Fourth Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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.
| CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST | ||
| /s/ Anthony Mifsud | ||
| Anthony Mifsud | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Dated: | November 17, 2021 |