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) March 10, 2010 (March 4, 2010)
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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1-14023 |
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23-2947217 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(Address of principal executive offices)
(443) 285-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 4, 2010, Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Registrant”), the General Partner of Corporate Office Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), entered into the Twenty-Sixth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”) of Corporate Office Properties, L.P. The Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, was entered into in order to: (1) remove certain timing restrictions previously set forth pertaining to partnership unit redemption rights of limited partners or their assignees; and (2) update the Partnership Agreement for certain changes in ownership of the Operating Partnership. Other than to reflect such changes described above, the Amendment contains no substantive terms.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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10.1 |
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Twenty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Corporate Office Properties, L.P., dated March 4, 2010. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 10, 2010
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/s/ Stephen E. Riffee |
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Name: |
Stephen E. Riffee |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |