0001104659-04-037849.txt : 20041130 0001104659-04-037849.hdr.sgml : 20041130 20041130095201 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-04-037849 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041122 ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY & MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037008 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 346513657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06249 FILM NUMBER: 041173299 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 BULFINCH PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 500 PO BOX 9507 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02114 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175704614 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 BULFINCH PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 500 PO BOX 9507 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02114 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION REALTY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19691012 8-K 1 a04-13974_28k.htm 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) November 22, 2004

FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY AND MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-06249	34-6513657
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, P.O. Box 9507, Boston, Massachusetts		02114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 570-4600
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions

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ITEM 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 22, First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investment (the “Trust”) made a loan to 5400 Westheimer Holding L.P. (“Holding”) in the principal amount of $7,533,100. The loan bears interest at 8% per annum and matures on March 30, 2005. The general partner of Holding is a subsidiary of the Trust. It is contemplated that no less than 50% of this loan will be satisfied in cash, with the balance being satisfied either in cash, by distributing to the Trust an ownership interest in Holding, or a combination thereof. The ownership interest the Trust will ultimately hold in Holding is not expected to exceed 50% of Holding, inclusive of its existing 1% general partner interest in Holding.

The loan was made to facilitate the acquisition by Holding of an indirect 100% ownership interest in an entity that holds title to real property located at 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas (the “Houston Property”). The Houston Property is triple-net leased to an affiliate of Duke Capital LLC pursuant to a lease that is scheduled to expire in 2018 subject to early termination in 2016. The interest in the Houston Property was acquired subject to existing first mortgage debt of approximately $76.3 million.

In addition, on November 23, 2004, the Trust acquired from Interwest Capital Corporation a 10% interest bearing first mortgage loan secured by a Wingate Hotel and the land on which it is situate located in Clearwater Florida. The principal amount of the loan at closing was $2,785,061 and the loan bears interest at 10% per annum, requires monthly payments of $27,179 and is scheduled to mature on February 15, 2007 at which time the remaining amount due on the loan is scheduled to be $2,688,626.89.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated November 29, 2004

SIGNATURES

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 on this 29th day of November, 2004.

	FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY AND MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS


	By:		/s/ Carolyn Tiffany
			Carolyn Tiffany
			Chief Operating Officer

EX-99.1 2 a04-13974_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY AND MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

AT THE COMPANY

Carolyn Tiffany

Chief Operating Officer

(617) 570-4614

FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY AND MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS
ANNOUNCES IT HAS ACQUIRED A FIRST MORTGAGE LOAN SECURED BY A
HOTEL PROPERTY IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

Boston, Massachusetts- November 29, 2004-First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments (NYSE:FUR) announced today that it has acquired a 10% interest bearing first mortgage loan secured by a Wingate Hotel and the land on which it is situate located in Clearwater Florida. The current principal amount of the loan is $2,785,061 and the loan bears interest at 10% per annum, requires monthly payments of $27,179 and is scheduled to mature on February 15, 2007 at which time the remaining amount due on the loan is scheduled to be $2,688,626.89.

Certain statements contained in this press release that are forward-looking are based on current expectations that are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially. Further information about these matters and the risks generally with respect to First Union can be found in First Union’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.