SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 13, 1999
Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 0-218491 13-3910684
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
Incorporation) No.)
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c/o Victor Capital Group, L.P., 605 Third Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10016
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (212) 655-0220
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(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
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ITEM 5. Other Events.
Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc. ("Registrant"), is filing this
Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the filing of a press release on
December 13, 1999.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release, dated December 13, 1999.
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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.
METROPOLIS REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: December 14, 1999
By: /s/ Lee S. Neibart
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Name: Lee S. Neibart
Title: President and Director
Date: December 14, 1999
By: /s/ Stuart Koenig
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Name: Stuart Koenig
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release, dated December 13, 1999.
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Exhibit 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mr. John Klopp
605 Third Avenue
28th Floor
New York, NY 10158
(212) 655-0220
METROPOLIS REALTY TRUST, INC. ANNOUNCES
REFINANCING OF 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND
New York, New York (December 13, 1999) -- METROPOLIS REALTY TRUST, INC.
announced today that it has completed a $425,000,000 financing with General
Electric Capital Corporation secured by 1290 Avenue of the Americas. Metropolis
also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of
$15.00 per share, payable on December 27, 1999 to stockholders of records on
December 23, 1999.
METROPOLIS is a Maryland corporation that qualifies as a real estate investment
trust for tax purposes.
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Note: Statements in this press release which are not strictly historical are
"forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-
looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the
company's actual results in the future to differ materially from expected
results.
