SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 14, 2001 BEACON CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. ----------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Maryland 000-24905 04-3403281 - ------------------------ ------------------- ----------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) One Federal Street, 26th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 457-0400 -------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On February 14, 2001, Beacon Capital Partners, Inc. ("Beacon") issued a press release announcing that they had completed the sale of Technology Square, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT"). As a result of this sale, Beacon shall make a special dividend distribution to its shareholders of $6.00 per share. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of Beacon Capital Partners, Inc., dated February 14, 2001 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 thereunto duly authorized. BEACON CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. Date: February 16, 2001 By: /s/ Randy J. Parker -------------------------- Randy J. Parker Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Beacon Capital Partners, Inc., dated February 14, 2001