Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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)       August 5, 2004          

     Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust          
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania
1-6300
23-6216339
 



 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 


The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  
19102
 

 

 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  
(Zip Code)
 


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  
(215) 875-0700
 
   
 



(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     The following information, furnished under “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     On August 5, 2004, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust issued a press release reporting its financial results for the second quarter of 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit to this report.

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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
         
         
Date: August 5, 2004   By: /s/ Jonathan B. Weller  
     
 
      Jonathan B. Weller  
      Vice Chairman  

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Exhibit Index

99.1   Press Release, dated August 5, 2004.  

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