UNITED STATES
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) February 6, 2012
REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION
REGENCY CENTERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida (Regency Centers Corporation) Delaware (Regency Centers, L.P.) |
1-12298 (Regency Centers Corporation) 0-24763 (Regency Centers, L.P.) |
59-3191743 (Regency Centers Corporation) 59-3429602 (Regency Centers, L.P.) | ||
| (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 February 6, 2012, Regency Centers Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it is calling for redemption on March 31, 2012 all issued and outstanding shares of its 7.45% Series 3 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE:REGPrC) at $25.00 per share and all issued and outstanding shares of its 7.25% Series 4 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: REGPrD). In addition, on February 6, 2012, Regency Centers, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership, exercised its options to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the 7.45% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units of Regency Centers, L.P.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 6, 2012. | |
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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 | ||||
| REGENCY CENTERS, L.P. | ||||
| February 6, 2012 | By: | /s/ J. Christian Leavitt | ||
| J. Christian Leavitt, Senior Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||
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