UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 18, 2005
Franklin Street Properties Corp.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 0-32615 04-3578653
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(State or Other Juris- (Commission (IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200,
Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880-6210
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year.
Effective March 18, 2005, Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the "Registrant")
amended its Bylaws. Article II Section 2 (Annual Meeting), previously read as
follows:
"An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors to
succeed directors whose terms in office are expiring and the transaction
of any business within the powers of the Corporation shall be held on a
date (which date shall not be a legal holiday in the place where the
meeting is to be held) and at the time set by the Board of Directors
during the month of May in each year. If no annual meeting is held in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Board of Directors shall
cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient."
and has been amended to read as follows:
"An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors to
succeed directors whose terms in office are expiring and the transaction
of any business within the powers of the Corporation shall be held on a
date (which date shall not be a legal holiday in the place where the
meeting is to be held) and at the time set by the Board of Directors
during the period between April 29 and May 29 (inclusive) in each year. If
no annual meeting is held in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the
Board of Directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter
as convenient."
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
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.
FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.
Date: March 21, 2005 By: /s/ George J. Carter
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President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1 Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of the Corporation.