Form 8-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

UNITED STATES

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) August 18, 2009

REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   001-12298   59-3191743

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Independent Drive, Suite 114

Jacksonville, Florida

   32202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (904)-598-7000

Not Applicable

(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:

 

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Item 8.01: Other Events.

On August 18, 2009, Regency Centers Corporation issued a press release announcing that its operating partnership, Regency Centers, L.P., had accepted for purchase an aggregate of $66,053,000 of its outstanding notes set forth below (collectively, the “Notes”), which were validly tendered pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer for the Notes (the “Tender Offer”):

 

Title of Notes,

CUSIP No.

   

Aggregate Principal

Amount Outstanding

Prior to Tender Offer

   

Aggregate Principal

Amount Outstanding

After Tender Offer

8.45% Notes due 2010

CUSIP No. 75884R AF 0

    $150,000,000    $130,461,000

8.00% Notes due 2010

CUSIP No. 75884R AG 8

    $  10,000,000    $  10,000,000

7.95% Notes due 2011

CUSIP No. 75884R AH 6

    $220,000,000    $173,486,000

7.25% Notes due 2011

CUSIP No. 75884R AJ 2

    $  20,000,000    $  20,000,000

The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, August 17, 2009.

A copy of the press release issued by Regency Centers Corporation on August 18, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibit 99.1: Press release issued by Regency Centers Corporation on August 18, 2009.

 

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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.

 

 

REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION

(registrant)

August 18, 2009   By:   /s/    J. Christian Leavitt
    J. Christian Leavitt, Senior Vice President
    Finance and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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