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EX-3.2 - AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.cedar-ex32_091312.htm
EX-3.1 - ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY - CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.cedar-ex31_091312.htm
 

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): September 13, 2012

CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
001-31817
(Commission File Number)
 
42-1241468
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

44 South Bayles Avenue
Port Washington, New York 11050
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(516) 767-6492
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On September 11, 2012, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) priced an underwritten public offering of 4,200,000 shares of its 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (liquidation preference $25.00 per share) (“Series B Preferred Stock”), plus an option of the underwriters to purchase an additional 630,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement.  On September 13, 2012, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase the additional 630,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  In connection with the offering, the Company filed Articles Supplementary with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the “Department”) classifying an additional 700,000 shares of the Company’s authorized preferred stock as additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  The reclassification increases the number of authorized shares classified as Series B Preferred Stock to 6,100,000 shares.  A copy of the Articles Supplementary is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.  In addition, in connection with the offering, Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. amended its Agreement of Limited Partnership to permit the issuance of additional 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Partnership Units (the “Series B Preferred Partnership Units”), and to authorize the issuance of the Series B Preferred Partnership Units to its general partner, from time to time.  A copy of Amendment No. 7 to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P. is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits
 

Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.1
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation of the Company
   
3.2
Amendment No. 7 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P.
   

SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Dated: September 14, 2012
 

 
CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Bruce J. Schanzer                             
   
Bruce J. Schanzer
   
President and CEO

Exhibit Index
 

Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.1
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation of the Company
   
3.2
Amendment No. 7 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cedar Realty Trust Partnership, L.P.