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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 PROPERTIES, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-14979 04-3397874
(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 Properties, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, entered into a purchase agreement in connection with an
underwritten secondary offering of 2,000,000 of Cabot Industrial Trust'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 PROPERTIES, L.P.
By: Cabot Industrial Trust,
Its general partner
Date: December 19, 2000 By: /s/ Neil E. Waisnor
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Neil E. Waisnor
Senior Vice President--Finance
Treasurer and Secretary
