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Pricing Supplement No. 3 Dated September 8, 2000 Rule 424(b) (3)
(To Prospectus dated April 21, 1999 and File No. 333-71585
Prospectus Supplement dated September 7, 2000) CUSIP: 12707EAC4
Cabot Industrial Properties, L.P.
Series A Medium-Term Notes - Fixed Rate
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Principal Amount: $10,000,000 Interest Rate: 8.50%
Agents Discount or Commission: $0 Stated Maturity Date: September 15, 2010
Nets Proceeds to Issuer: $10,000,000 Original Issue Date: September 12, 2000
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Interest Payment Dates: Every March 15 and September 15, commencing
March 15, 2001
Redemption:
[X] The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date,
[_] The Notes may be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Redemption Percentage:
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:__________% until Redemption
Percentage is 100% of the principal amount.
Optional Repayment:
[X] The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date
[_] The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at the option of
the holder of the Notes.
Option Repayment Dates:
Repayment Price: __________%
Currency:
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
(If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)
Minimum Denominations:
(Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars)
Original Issue Discount: [_] Yes [X] No
Total Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period:
Form: [X] Book-Entry [_] Certificated
Agent: [_] Merrill Lynch & Co. [_] BNY Capital Markets, Inc.
[_] Chase Securities Inc.
[X] First Union Securities, Inc. [_] Goldman, Sachs & Co.
[_] J.P. Morgan & Co. [_] Other _________________________
Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
[_] Agent [X] Principal
If as principal:
[_] The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of resale.
[X] The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price
of 100% of principal amount.
If as Agent:
The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price of
_____% of Principal Amount.
Other Provisions:
