Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 15, 2014

 

 

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

BioMed Realty, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland  

1-32261 (BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.)

000-54089 (BioMed Realty, L.P.)

 

20-1142292 (BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.)

20-1320636 (BioMed Realty, L.P.)

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

17190 Bernardo Center Drive

San Diego, California 92128

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 485-9840

 

 

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 8.01 Other Events.

On April 15, 2014, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and BioMed Realty, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Operating Partnership agreed to issue and sell $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.

The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the Operating Partnership’s unsecured line of credit and for other general corporate and working capital purposes.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2014, among the Company, the Operating Partnership and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Date: April 17, 2014     BIOMED REALTY TRUST, INC.
      By:  

/s/ GREG N. LUBUSHKIN

 
      Name:   Greg N. Lubushkin  
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer  
      BIOMED REALTY, L.P.  
     

By: BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

its General Partner

 
      By:  

/s/ GREG N. LUBUSHKIN

 
      Name:   Greg N. Lubushkin  
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer