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): March 19, 2003
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
| Ohio | 001-11690 | 34-1723097 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3300 Enterprise, Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio | 44122 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(216) 755-5500
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 19, 2003, Ernst & Young LLP consented to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-72519 and 333-70607) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-33819, 333-76537 and 333-85691) of Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, an Ohio corporation (“DDR”), of its report dated March 18, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of JDN Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation and majority-owned subsidiary of DDR, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K of DDR, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2003. A copy of the consent of Ernst & Young LLP is attached hereto as Exhibit 23.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. | |||
| Exhibit 23 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP | |||
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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.
| Developers Diversified Realty Corporation | ||||||
| Date: | March 21, 2003 | By: | /s/ William H. Schafer | |||
| William H. Schafer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 23 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP | |
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