UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 18, 2005
CRT PROPERTIES, INC.
FLORIDA
1-9997 | 59-2898045 | |
Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
225 NE MIZNER BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 BOCA RATON, FLORIDA |
33432 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(561) 395-9666
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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CRT Properties, Inc. (the Company) held on May 18, 2005, the Companys shareholders approved the Companys 2005 Employee Stock Investment Plan (the Plan). The purpose of the Plan is to encourage a sense of proprietorship on the part of all Company employees and directors by assisting them in making regular purchases of Company common shares. The Plan will be administered by Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (the Administrator).
All employee contributions to the plan will be made only by payroll deduction. Participating directors will have contributions deducted from their cash retainers. Under the Plan, the Company will contribute the following percentages of each participants total monthly plan payroll deduction:
| 25% of amounts from $10.00 through $50.00; | |||
| 20% of amounts from $50.01 through $100.00; and | |||
| 15% of amounts from $100.01 through $2,100.00. |
Company contributions will constitute compensation to each participating employee and director, are taxable as ordinary income and will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. A maximum of 300,000 shares may be issued under the Plan.
A more detailed description of the Plan and a copy of its full text is provided in the Companys definitive proxy materials on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2005, and by this reference made a part hereof.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
CRT PROPERTIES, INC. |
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Dated: May 24, 2005 | By: | /s/ William J. Wedge | ||
William J. Wedge | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||
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