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): April 21, 2004
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 April 21, 2004, Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, an Ohio Corporation (“DDR”) began an underwritten public offering of up to 6,900,000 depositary shares each representing 1/20 of a 7.50% Class I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share and on May 4, 2004, DDR began an underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 common shares, without par value, to be issued under DDR’s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-108361) (the “Registration Statement”).
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report and as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement:
| Exhibit 1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement For Equity Securities | |||
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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: May 6, 2004 | By: | /s/ William H. Schafer | ||
| William H. Schafer | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Equity Securities | |||
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