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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): August 6, 2004 (August 5, 2004)

Liberty Property Trust
Liberty Property Limited Partnership


(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

         
Maryland   1-13130   23-7768996
Pennsylvania   1-13132   23-2766549

 
 
 
 
 
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
65 Valley Stream Parkway    
Malvern, PA   19355

 
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 648-1700



 


 

Item 5. Other Events

     On August 5, 2004, Liberty Property Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) priced a public offering (the “Offering”) of $200,000,000 principal amount (the “Notes”) of its 5.65% Senior Notes due 2014. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”) acted as underwriters for the Offering. The Underwriting Agreement relating to the Offering is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Report.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

  (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
 
      None.
 
  (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
      None.
 
  (c)   Exhibits.

       
Exhibit Number
  Exhibit Title
1.1
    Underwriting Agreement, dated August 5, 2004, by and among Liberty Property Trust (the “Trust”), the Partnership and the Underwriters.
12.1
    Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 


 

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST
 
 
  By:   /s/ George J. Alburger, Jr.
 
    George J. Alburger, Jr.   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 
  LIBERTY PROPERTY
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 
 
  By:   Liberty Property Trust, its sole   
    General Partner   
 
     
  By:   /s/ George J. Alburger, Jr.
 
    George J. Alburger, Jr.   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 

Dated: August 6, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

       
Exhibit Number
  Exhibit Title
1.1
    Underwriting Agreement, dated August 5, 2004, by and among the Trust, the Partnership and the Underwriters.
12.1
    Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

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