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): September 25, 2006
Federal Realty Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-07533 | 52-0782497 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1626 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852-4041
(301) 998-8100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed in the following index relate to an offering under the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-135159) and each is filed herewith for incorporation by reference in such Registration Statement.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated September 25, 2006, by and among the Registrant and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets Corporation | |
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated September 25, 2006, by and between the Registrant and certain underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Form of 6.00% Note due 2012 | |
| 4.2 | Form of 6.20% Note due 2017 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to legality of 6.00% Notes due 2012 and 6.20% Notes due 2017 | |
| 8.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP relating to material tax matters relating to the Registrant | |
| 12.1 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
| 23.1 | Consents of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (contained in the opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1 hereto) | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||
| Date: September 27, 2006 | By: | /s/ Dawn M. Becker | ||
| Dawn M. Becker | ||||
| Executive Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary | ||||