Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 23, 2007
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 1-10709 | 95-4300881 | |||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer Identification | |||
| of Incorporation) | Number) | Number) | |||
701 Western Avenue,
Glendale, California 91201-2397
(Address
of principal executive offices ) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 244-8080
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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PS Business Parks, Inc. announces the acquisition of asset in Redmond, Washington, for $76 million. The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 'Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, not shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
99.1 Press release dated February 20, 2007
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.
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
Date: February 23, 2007
By: /s/ Edward A. Stokx
Edward A. Stokx
Chief Financial Officer
PS Business Parks, Inc.
701 Western
Avenue
Glendale, CA 91201-2349
www.psbusinessparks.com
For Release: Immediately
Date: February 20, 2006
Contact:
Mr. Edward A. Stokx
(818) 244-8080, Ext. 1649
GLENDALE, California – PS Business Parks, Inc. (AMEX:PSB) announced that on February 16, 2007, it acquired Overlake Business Center, a 493,000 square foot multi-tenant office and flex business park located in Redmond, Washington, for $76 million, including transaction costs. The park, which was 90.0% leased at the time of acquisition, has 171 tenants in 27 separate one and two story buildings.
PS Business Parks, Inc., a member of the S&P SmallCap 600, is a self-advised and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, develops, owns and operates commercial properties, primarily multi-tenant flex, office and industrial space. The Company defines “flex” space as buildings that are configured with a combination of office and warehouse space and can be designed to fit a number of uses (including office, assembly, showroom, laboratory, light manufacturing and warehouse space). As of February 20, 2007, PSB wholly owned approximately 19.2 million rentable square feet with approximately 3,800 customers located in eight states, concentrated in California (5.6 million sq. ft.), Florida (3.6 million sq. ft.), Virginia (2.9 million sq. ft.), Texas (2.8 million sq. ft.), Maryland (1.8 million sq. ft.), Oregon (1.3 million sq. ft.), Arizona (0.7 million sq. ft.) and Washington (0.5 million sq. ft).
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