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): December 20, 2010
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 1-9044 | 35-1740409 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
600 East 96th Street
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 808-6000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 20, 2010, Duke Realty Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into definitive agreements for $967 million of strategic transactions, consisting of the sale of office assets to an existing joint venture with CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust and the acquisition of a primarily industrial portfolio in South Florida from Premier Commercial Realty. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Company has prepared a presentation regarding the transactions. A copy of this presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press release and presentation attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent, if any, expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 20, 2010, issued by Duke Realty Corporation announcing major transactions to advance asset re-positioning strategy. | |
| 99.2 | Presentation, dated December 20, 2010, prepared by Duke Realty Corporation regarding major transactions to advance asset re-positioning strategy. | |
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.
| DUKE REALTY CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: |
/s/ CHRISTIE B. KELLY | |||||
| Christie B. Kelly | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| Dated: December 20, 2010 | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 20, 2010, issued by Duke Realty Corporation announcing major transactions to advance asset re-positioning strategy. | |
| 99.2 | Presentation, dated December 20, 2010, prepared by Duke Realty Corporation regarding major transactions to advance asset re-positioning strategy. | |