8-K

U.S. 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): December 21, 2009

AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-13545	94-3281941
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)

Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

415-394-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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):

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Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On December 21, 2009, we filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock, without further designation or any preferences or relative, participating, optional, conversion or other rights appertaining thereto, or voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, terms or conditions of redemption, other than those, if any, applicable to shares of our preferred stock generally. The shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock had been designated as such in anticipation of the possible exchange of the Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units. The Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units were purchased by us. A copy of the Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference in this report.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

3.1 Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock

SIGNATURES

     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.

	AMB Property Corporation (Registrant)
Date: December 22, 2009	By:	/s/ Tamra D. Browne
		Tamra D. Browne
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	Description
3.1	Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

REDESIGNATING AND RECLASSIFYING ALL 1,595,337 SHARES OF 7.18%
SERIES D CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
AS PREFERRED STOCK

          AMB Property Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Corporation”), certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”) that:

          FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) by Article IV of the Charter of the Corporation and pursuant to Section 2-105 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board, or a duly authorized Committee thereof, adopted resolutions dated January 29, 2007 and caused to be filed with the SDAT on February 22, 2007 Articles Supplementary (the “Series D Articles Supplementary”) reclassifying, reestablishing and redesignating 1,595,337 shares of 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, as shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”).

          SECOND: No shares of Series D Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding.

          THIRD: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board as aforesaid, the Board adopted resolutions on or as of December 10, 2009 (the “Resolutions”) reclassifying and redesignating the 1,595,337 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Shares”) previously classified pursuant to the Series D Articles Supplementary, to be and become shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Corporation as otherwise authorized for issuance under the Charter of the Corporation, without further designation nor any preferences or relative, participating, optional, conversion or other rights appertaining thereto, or voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, terms or conditions of redemption, other than those, if any, applicable to shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation generally, such that the same, as shares of Preferred Stock otherwise authorized for issuance under the Charter, shall be available for future reclassification and available for issuance upon proper authorization by the Board from time to time.

          FOURTH: The Shares have been redesignated and reclassified by the Board, as contemplated by the Resolutions, under the authority contained in the Charter.

          FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board in the manner and by the vote required by law.

          SIXTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective at the time the SDAT accepts them for record.

          SEVENTH: The undersigned Senior Vice President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Senior Vice President acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be executed under seal in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President and attested to by its Secretary on this 21st day of December, 2009.

AMB Property Corporation
By:	/s/ Nina A. Tran
	Nina A. Tran
	Senior Vice President

ATTEST:
 

/s/ Tamra D. Browne  

Tamra D. Browne 

Secretary 

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