UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland |
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04-6558834 |
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(State of Organization) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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400 Centre Street, Newton, MA |
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02458 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class |
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Name of Each Exchange on Which |
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7.50% Senior Notes due 2019 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
(Title of Class)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box: x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box: o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-159995 (if applicable).
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the 7.50% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) of HRPT Properties Trust (the “Registrant”) is contained in the Prospectus dated June 15, 2009 (File No. 333-159995), under the caption “Description of Debt Securities” on pages 1 through 11 thereof, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated November 18, 2009, under the caption “Description of the Notes” on pages S-6 through S-11 thereof, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such Prospectus, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
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Indenture, dated as of July 9, 1997, by and between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997) |
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Supplemental Indenture No. 19, dated as of November 25, 2009, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the Registrant’s 7.50% Senior Notes due 2019, including form thereof. (filed herewith) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST |
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Date: November 25, 2009 |
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/s/ John C. Popeo |
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John C. Popeo |
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Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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