-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T0hd2J0SznlUsK+gL01H5hqzBql+BZu/wdliZsVi937m3rWDN8mHlfT6x9JJAKBB eXSrMuOS0LwdF7Z6iIoT0g== 0001116679-08-000092.txt : 20080107 0001116679-08-000092.hdr.sgml : 20080107 20080107171728 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116679-08-000092 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20080107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000910108 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 133717318 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12386 FILM NUMBER: 08515924 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4015 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 692-7200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4015 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980625 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lexington Master Limited Partnership CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001165460 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [6512] IRS NUMBER: 113636084 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50268 FILM NUMBER: 08515925 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 405 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-692-7200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 405 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWKIRK MASTER LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020117 8-K 1 lexandmlp8k-010708.htm DATE OF REPORT: DECEMBER 31, 2007 lexandmlp8k-010708.htm
 
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): December 31, 2007

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
1-12386
13-3717318
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware
0-50268
11-3636084
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York
10119-4015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(212) 692-7200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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

___            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFT|R 230.425)

___            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
___            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
___            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 
 
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On December 31, 2007, Lex LP-1 Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lexington Realty Trust (the “Trust”) and The Lexington Master Limited Partnership, (the “Partnership”) entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) whereby Lex LP-1 Trust contributed to the Partnership its interest in certain assets in exchange for 4,634,114.93 units of limited partnership in the Partnership. The number of units was determined in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership. The Contribution Agreement contained limited representations and warranties and closing conditions.
 
The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of contribution agreement attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Trust’s and the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
 
Item 3.02.       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
As disclosed under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Partnership issued 4,634,114.93 units of limited partnership in the Partnership to certain subsidiaries of the Trust at a price per unit of $16.4355. The units were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Item 8.01.       Other Events.

On December 24, 2007, the Board of Trustees of the Trust declared a special cash dividend of $2.10 per share on the Trust’s common shares, payable on January 15, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2007 (the “Record Date”).

As a result of the above-described special cash dividend, effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Record Date, January 2, 2008, the exchange rate of the Partnership’s 5.45% Exchangeable Guaranteed Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) changed from the initial exchange rate of 39.6071 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which was equivalent to a conversion price of $25.25 per common share, to 45.4682 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of $21.99 per common share.

In addition, as a result of the above-described special cash dividend and the special cash dividend in the amount of $0.2325 per share paid in January 2007, effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Record Date, January 2, 2008, the conversion rate of the Trust’s 6.50% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Shares”) changed from the initial conversion rate of 1.8643 common shares per Series C Share, which was equivalent to an exchange price of $26.82 per common share, to 2.1683 common shares per Series C Share, which is equivalent to an exchange price of $23.06 per common share.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)            Exhibits

 Exhibit No.
 
  
Description
 
10.5(1)
  
Form of Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2007, between The Lexington Master Limited Partnership and each of Lexington Realty Trust and certain of its subsidiaries.


_______________
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Trust’s and the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2007.
 

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
  Lexington Realty Trust
   
   
Date: January 7, 2008
By:
/s/ Patrick Carroll
   
Patrick Carroll
   
Chief Financial Officer

 
  The Lexington Master Limited Partnership
   
  By: Lex GP-1 Trust, its general partner
   
   
Date: January 7, 2008
By:
/s/ Patrick Carroll
   
Patrick Carroll
   
Chief Financial Officer
 

 
 
 
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