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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 18, 2000
CABOT INDUSTRIAL TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 1-13829 04-3397866
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
Two Center Plaza, Suite 200
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 723-0900
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 18, 2000, Cabot Industrial Trust, a Maryland real estate
investment trust (the "Company"), entered into a purchase agreement in
connection with an underwritten secondary offering of 2,000,000 of the Company's
common shares of beneficial interest by a selling shareholder. A copy of the
purchase agreement is included as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired or To Be Acquired
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Purchase Agreement dated as of December 18, 2000 by and among
Cabot Industrial Trust, Cabot Industrial Properties, L.P., IBM
Personal Pension Plan Trust, and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CABOT INDUSTRIAL TRUST
Date: December 19, 2000 By: /s/ Neil E. Waisnor
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Neil E. Waisnor
Senior Vice President--Finance
Treasurer and Secretary
