Form 8-K

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) June 4, 2009

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
 

(Address of principal executive offices)

   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: 301/998-8100
 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 4, 2009, Federal Realty Investment Trust (the “Trust”) issued a press release announcing that it had accepted for purchase an aggregate of $40,266,000 principal amount of its outstanding 8.75% Senior Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”), which were validly tendered pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer for such Notes (the “Tender Offer”). The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

A copy of the press release issued by the Trust on June 4, 2009 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

The following Exhibits are included in the Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit

   

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press Release issued by the Trust on June 4, 2009

SIGNATURE

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.

 

    FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST

Date: June 5, 2009

   /s/ Dawn M. Becker
  Dawn M. Becker
  Executive Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary