Form 8-K October 11
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 11, 2013
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Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | 1-4372 (Commission File Number) | | 34-0863886 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio | | 44113 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 216-621-6060 |
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Not Applicable |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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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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o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o | 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 October 11, 2013, Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for a proposed joint venture between Forest City Ratner Companies, LLC (“FCRC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Greenland Group Co. (“Greenland”) to develop the Company’s Atlantic Yards Development, a residential and commercial real-estate project in Brooklyn, New York. The terms of the proposed joint venture are currently under negotiation and creation of the joint venture will be subject to regulatory approvals.
A copy of the press release is “furnished” as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | — | Press release dated October 11, 2013, announcing the memorandum of understanding.
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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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| | FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ ROBERT G. O'BRIEN |
| | Name: | Robert G. O’Brien |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | October 11, 2013 | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | — | Press release dated October 11, 2013, announcing the memorandum of understanding.
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