8-K 1 copt09302016earnings8k.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 27, 2016
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Corporate Office Properties Trust |  | Maryland |  | 1-14023 |  | 23-2947217
|  | (State or other jurisdiction of |  | (Commission File |  | (IRS Employer
|  | incorporation or organization) |  | Number) |  | Identification No.)
Corporate Office Properties, L.P. |  | Delaware |  | 333-189188 |  | 23-2930022
|  | (State or other jurisdiction of |  | (Commission File |  | (IRS Employer
|  | incorporation or organization) |  | Number) |  | Identification No.)

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(Address of principal executive offices)
(443) 285-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 27, 2016, Corporate Office Properties Trust (the “Company”) issued a press release relating to its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and, in connection with this release, is making available certain supplemental information pertaining to its properties and operations as of and for the period ended September 30, 2016. The earnings release and supplemental information are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information included herein, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or subject to liabilities of that Section. The information included herein, including the exhibits, shall also not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
| None
(b) | Pro Forma Financial Information
| None
(c) | Shell Company Transactions
| None
(d) | Exhibits

Exhibit Number |  | Exhibit Title
99.1 |  | Corporate Office Properties Trust earnings release and supplemental information for the period ended September 30, 2016, including the press release dated October 27, 2016

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST |  | CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
|  |  | By: Corporate Office Properties Trust,
|  |  | its General Partner
| /s/ Anthony Mifsud |  | /s/ Anthony Mifsud
| Anthony Mifsud |  | Anthony Mifsud
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: | October 27, 2016 | Dated: | October 27, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number |  | Exhibit Title
99.1 |  | Corporate Office Properties Trust earnings release and supplemental information for the period ended September 30, 2016, including the press release dated October 27, 2016