Edgar Filing: COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Dated: November 18, 2013

/s/ James A. Fleming

James A. Fleming

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

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): November 18, 2013

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-36113

20-0068852

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Glenlake Parkway, Suite 1200

Atlanta, GA 30328

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(404) 465-2200

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CXP) (“Columbia” or the “Company”) announced today the final results of its modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase for cash up to $300,000,000 in value of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) from its stockholders, which expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 8, 2013. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as the dealer managers for the tender offer.

Based on the final count by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the paying agent and depositary for the tender offer, a total of 9,362,488 shares of Common Stock were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn at or below the final purchase price of $25.00 per share, including 5,889,761 shares of Common Stock that were tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, and based on the final count by the paying agent and depositary, Columbia will accept for purchase 9,362,488 shares of Common Stock properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the tender offer at a purchase price of $25.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $234 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer.

Payment for the shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase under the tender offer will occur promptly, in accordance with applicable law.

Based on this final count, the 9,362,488 shares of Common Stock to be accepted for purchase in the tender offer represent approximately 7.0% of Columbia’s currently issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Upon settlement of the tender offer, Columbia will have approximately 124,830,122 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

The press release announcing the final results of the tender offer is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit


99.1		Press Release dated November 18, 2013.

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.