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): November 10, 2014
Federal Realty Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-07533 | 52-0782497 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1626 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852-4041
(301) 998-8100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On November 10, 2014, Federal Realty Investment Trust (the “Registrant”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the related pricing agreement, whereby the Registrant agreed to issue and sell $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Notes due 2044 (the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering. The Notes will be governed by the Indenture, dated as of September 1, 1998, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association (successor trustee to Wachovia Bank, National Association (successor trustee to First Union National Bank)). The offering closed on November 14, 2014.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Registrant and will rank equally with all of the Registrant’s other senior unsecured indebtedness. The Notes will bear interest at 4.50% per annum, and interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2015. The Notes will mature on December 1, 2044.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, by and among the Registrant and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I to the related pricing agreement | |
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, by and among the Registrant and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.50% Note due 2044 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to legality of the securities being issued by the Registrant | |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to material tax matters relating to the Registrant | |
| 12.1 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| 23.1 | Consents of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (contained in the opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1 hereto) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||
| Date: November 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Dawn M. Becker | ||
| Dawn M. Becker | ||||
| Executive Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary | ||||