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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) January 4, 2001
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 1-6300 23-6216339
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 875-0700
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust issued a press release on
January 4, 2001 announcing that it had completed the refinancing of its line of
credit with a new $250 million combined revolving credit and construction
finance facility led by Wells Fargo Bank National Association. A copy of the
press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this report by
reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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10.67 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2000, among PREIT
Associates, L.P., the Trust, each Subsidiary Borrower (as defined
therein) and the lending institution named therein.
10.68 Form of Revolving Note, dated December 28, 2000.
10.69 Swingline Note, dated December 28, 2000.
10.70 Guaranty, dated as of December 28, 2000, executed by the Trust
and certain direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Trust.
99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2001.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Date: January 5, 2001 By: /s/ Jonathan B. Weller
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Jonathan B. Weller
President and Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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10.67 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2000, among PREIT
Associates, L.P., the Trust, each Subsidiary Borrower (as
defined therein) and the lending institution named therein.
10.68 Form of Revolving Note, dated December 28, 2000.
10.69 Swingline Note, dated December 28, 2000.
10.70 Guaranty, dated as of December 28, 2000, executed by the Trust
and certain direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Trust.
99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2001.
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