8-K 1 0001.txt CURRENT REPORT 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): August 14, 2000 ------------------------------ MGI PROPERTIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 1-6833 04-6268740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 50 Congress Street, Suite 222, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 248-2300 --------------------------- Item 5. Other Events. ------------ On August 14, 2000, MGI Properties (NYSE: MGI) (the "Trust") sent a letter to its shareholders in respect of the previously announced declaration of a liquidating distribution of $1.85 per share payable on September 28, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 14, 2000 and the scheduled termination of the Trust as of September 30, 2000, at which time the Trust's remaining assets, which currently include cash and three properties, will contemporaneously be distributed, subject to any of its remaining liabilities, to a liquidating trust to be known as the MGI Properties Liquidating Trust. For additional information, reference is made to the letter which is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and --------------------------------------------------------- Exhibits. -------- (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Exhibit ---------- ------- 99.1 Letter to Shareholders dated August 14, 2000. -2- 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. MGI PROPERTIES (Registrant) Dated: August 15, 2000 By:/s/ Phillip C. Vitali --------------------------- Name: Phillip C. Vitali Title: Executive Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) -3- EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- 99.1 Letter to Shareholders dated August 14, 2000.