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) December 17, 1997
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 1-6300 23-6216339
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
455 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 135, Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania 19034
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 542-9250
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
None.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
None.
(c) Exhibits.
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated December 17, 1997, among the
Registrant, PREIT ASSOCIATES, L.P., and Lehman Brothers Inc.,
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Smith Barney Inc. and Wheat First
Securities, Inc. with respect to the issuance and sale of
4,000,000 Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $1.00 per
share, of the Registrant (plus up to 600,000 additional Shares
pursuant to a 30-day option granted to the underwriters solely to
cover over-allotments) under Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 33-61115).
3.3 By-Laws of the Registrant as amended through December 16, 1997.
5.1 Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP with respect to Shares of
Beneficial Interest, par value $1.00 per share, to be issued and
sold by the Registrant under Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 33-61115).
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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.
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUST
Date: December 22, 1997
/s/ Jeffrey A. Linn
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Jeffrey A. Linn
Senior Vice President-Finance
and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description Page
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated December
17, 1997, among the Registrant, PREIT
ASSOCIATES, L.P., and Lehman Brothers
Inc., Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Smith Barney
Inc. and Wheat First Securities, Inc.
with respect to the issuance and sale of
4,000,000 Shares of Beneficial Interest,
par value $1.00 per share, of the
Registrant (plus up to 600,000 additional
Shares pursuant to a 30-day option
granted to the underwriters solely to
cover over-allotments) under Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-61115).
3.3 By-Laws of the Registrant as amended
through December 16, 1997.
5.1 Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
with respect to Shares of Beneficial
Interest, par value $1.00 per share, to
be issued and sold by the Registrant
under Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 33-61115).