UNITED STATES
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) May 22, 2007 (May 22, 2007)
WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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13-3926898 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 535 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
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10022 |
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(212) 838-3400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 22, 2007, Wellsford Real Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co., leading proxy
advisory services, issued reports recommending that the Company’s shareholders vote for the
issuance of additional shares to complete its merger with Reis, Inc. (“Reis”). A copy of the press
release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press Release, dated May 22, 2007. |
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