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): October
31, 2007 (October 25, 2007)
HRPT
PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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1-9317
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04-6558834
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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400
Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
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617-332-3990
(Registrant’s
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
HRPT
Properties Trust, or the Company,
announced that it will redeem 5 million of its 12 million outstanding 8
3/4%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, or the Series B Preferred
Shares, at the stated Liquidation Preference price of $25 per share plus
accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. This redemption is
expected to occur on or about November 26, 2007. The redemption of
the Series B Preferred Shares is more fully described in the Company's
press
release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which
is
incorporated by reference.
WARNING
CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
THIS
REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF
1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPECTED
DATE FOR REDEMPTION OF THE COMPANY'S SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES. THESE
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON THE COMPANY'S PRESENT EXPECTATIONS,
BUT THESE STATEMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT
GUARANTEED. YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The
Company hereby files the following exhibit:
99.1 Press
release dated October 25, 2007
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.
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HRPT
PROPERTIES TRUST |
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By: |
/s/ John
C. Popeo |
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John
C. Popeo
Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
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