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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 1, 2000
The Peregrine Real Estate Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California 000-09097 94-2255677
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(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) No.)
1300 Ethan Way, Suite 200
Sacramento, California 95825
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(916) 929-8244
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Registrant's press release relating to approval by the
Special Committee of the Registrant of the merger of the Registrant with and
into WinShip Properties, with WinShip Properties as the surviving trust, has
been filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
A list of exhibits included as a part of this report is set forth in
the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is hereby
incorporated by reference herein.
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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.
THE PEREGRINE REAL ESTATE TRUST
Date: September 1, 2000 /s/ ROGER D. SNELL
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Roger D. Snell
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated September 1, 2000.
