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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):
December 21, 2012
MPG OFFICE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-31717 (Commission File Number) | 04-3692625 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, California (Address of principal executive offices) | 90071 (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
213-626-3300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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) | |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | ||
Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||
Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||
Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated December 21, 2012 | |
Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations | |
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 21, 2012, MPG Office, L.P. (together with affiliate entities, the “Company”) entered into an agreement to sell, and sold, its remaining 20% ownership interest in MPG Beacon Venture, LLC (the “joint venture”) to an affiliate of its joint venture partner, Beacon Capital Partners, LLC (“Beacon Capital”). The joint venture owns One California Plaza, located in Downtown Los Angeles, and Cerritos Corporate Center, located in Cerritos, California. Net proceeds from the transaction totaled approximately $41 million and will be used for general corporate purposes.
We will file the sale, purchase and escrow agreement with the Company’s next periodic report.
Section 7 – Regulation FD | |
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 21, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, that it has sold its remaining 20% ownership interest in the joint venture to an affiliate of its joint venture partner, Beacon Capital, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 herewith. Net proceeds from the transaction totaled approximately $41 million and will be used for general corporate purposes.
Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including 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. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired: None. |
(b) | Pro forma financial information: None. |
(c) | Shell company transactions: None. |
(d) | Exhibits: |
The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1** | Press release dated December 21, 2012 | |
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** | Furnished herewith. |
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.
MPG OFFICE TRUST, INC. Registrant | |
/s/ PEGGY M. MORETTI | |
Peggy M. Moretti Executive Vice President, Investor and Public Relations & Chief Administrative Officer | |
Date: As of December 21, 2012