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 27, 2009
Brandywine Realty Trust
Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Maryland
(Brandywine Realty Trust)
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001-9106
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23-2413352 |
Delaware
(Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.)
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000-24407
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23-2862640 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 100
Radnor, PA 19087
(Address of principal executive offices)
(610) 325-5600
(Registrants 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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 27, 2009, we announced that we have commenced a public offering of 30,000,000 common
shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the Offering). We also announced that
we will grant the underwriters of the Offering an option for 30 days to purchase up to 4,500,000
additional common shares to cover overallotments, if any. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will serve as the joint
book-running managers for the Offering. We plan to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay
borrowings under our revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
We are filing today a prospectus supplement to our prospectus, dated April 29, 2009, which
contains information relating to the Offering. The prospectus supplement also contains information
concerning our recent activities and other developments as well as an update on our anticipated
dividend payments with respect to 2009. Please refer to the prospectus supplement, which is
available on the Securities and Exchange Commissions EDGAR System, to review such information and
update.
A copy of our press release announcing commencement of the Offering is filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1
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Press Release, dated May 27, 2009. |
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) is
being furnished under Item 7.01, Regulation FD Disclosure and Item 9.01, Financial Statements
and Exhibits of Form 8-K. As such, the information (including the exhibit) herein shall not be
deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it
be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This
Current Report (including the exhibit hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality
of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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Brandywine Realty Trust
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/s/ Howard M. Sipzner
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Howard M. Sipzner |
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.
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Brandywine Realty Trust, its General Partner
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By: |
/s/ Howard M. Sipzner
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Howard M. Sipzner |
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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Date: May 27, 2009