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): May 26, 2011

 

 

WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland		1-6622		53-0261100
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 800, Rockville, Maryland 20852

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (301) 984-9400

 

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 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))

 

 

 

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ITEM 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 26, 2011, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WRIT”) received the resignation of Trustee John M. Derrick, Jr. from WRIT’s Board of Trustees, such resignation to be effective June 1, 2011.

The press release announcing the resignation is attached as exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1		Press release issued May 31, 2011 regarding the resignation of Trustee John M. Derrick, Jr.

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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.

 

Date: May 31, 2011