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): December 1, 2011
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 0-20625 | 35-1898425 | ||
| (State of Formation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
600 East 96th Street
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 808-6000
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| Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 1, 2011, the 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2011 (the “Notes”) issued by Duke Realty Limited Partnership, an Indiana limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Duke Realty Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “General Partner”), is the sole general partner, became due and payable pursuant to the terms of the indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 22, 2006, by and among the Operating Partnership, the General Partner and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The General Partner and the Operating Partnership paid cash for, and in full settlement of, the Notes at a price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the maturity date. The General Partner and the Operating Partnership funded the payment using borrowings under the Operating Partnership’s revolving credit facility. Upon payment, the obligations of the General Partner and the Operating Partnership under the Indenture and Notes were satisfied in full, the Notes were cancelled and the discharge was acknowledged by the Trustee.
The references in this Item 1.02 to the Indenture are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2006.
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.
| DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ||
| By: Duke Realty Corporation, its sole general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ HOWARD L. FEINSAND | |
| Howard L. Feinsand Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: December 5, 2011