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): December 17, 2004
ESSEX
PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
001-13106
(Commission
File Number)
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Maryland |
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77-0369576 |
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
925
East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California 94303
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 494-3700
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c) |
Item
8.01 Other Events
On April
12, 2005, we announced in a press release that we, and the Essex Apartment Value
Fund (“Fund I”) sold their ownership interests in Coronado at Newport South. The
full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is
incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
The
exhibit listed below is being filed with this Form 8-K.
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press
release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc., dated April 12,
2005. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date:
December 20, 2004 |
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Essex
Property Trust, Inc. | ||||
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By: |
/s/
Michael J. Schall | |||
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Michael
J. Schall | ||||
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Senior
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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99.1
*PDF |
Press
release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc., dated December 17,
2004. |
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*
Also provided in PDF format | |