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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York 000-01684 11-1688021
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Number) Identification Number)
102 FLOWERFIELD
ST. JAMES, NEW YORK 11780
(631) 584-5400
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Copy to:
Patrice Dowd Shenn, Esq.
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP
534 Broadhollow Road, Suite 210
Melville, New York 11747
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
See Exhibit Number 99.01.
Item 7. (c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
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99.01 Press release concerning announced plans by the State
University of New York to acquire the Company's real
estate for use by the University's Stony Brook campus.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen V. Maroney
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Stephen V. Maroney
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Treasurer
Date: May 29, 2003