PS BUSINESS PARKS INC/CA
8-K, 2000-01-10
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) December 30, 1999


                             PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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              California                                1-10709                              95-4300881
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     (State or Other Jurisdiction              (Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer
           of Incorporation)                                                           Identification Number)
     <S>                                       <C>                                     <C>

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               701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California 91201-2397
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (818) 244-8080
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5. Other Events

During the period of January 29, 1999 through  December  30,  1999,  PS Business
Parks,  Inc. ("PSB" or the "Company"),  through its  consolidated  partnerships,
acquired nine  commercial  properties  and two parcels of vacant land located in
Northern Virginia, Northern California,  Texas and Arizona for an aggregate cost
of approximately $83 million. The Company is not affiliated with the sellers and
the  purchase  price was  established  through  arm's length  negotiations.  The
Company  obtained the funds to acquire the  facilities  from its  existing  cash
balances,  proceeds from the issuance of preferred  stock and preferred units in
its operating  partnership  in addition to the  assumption of existing  mortgage
notes payable totaling $19,719,000.

The following  table  provides  certain  information  concerning  the facilities
acquired:

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                                                                                                             Net
        Name and                                       Date of                             Purchase        Rentable      Occupancy
        Location                   Seller            Acquisition     Property Type          Price           Sq. Ft.      at Closing
- ------------------------  ------------------------   -----------  -------------------   --------------   ------------   -----------
<S>                       <C>                        <C>           <C>                   <C>             <C>            <C>
Lafayette
  Chantilly, Virginia     Taurus/Lafayette, L.L.C.     1/29/99    Industrial & Office   $ 4,850,000(1)      56,916          100%

Monroe II                 D+R Monroe Limited
  Herndon, Virginia       Partnership                  1/29/99          Office            5,789,000(2)      50,750          100%
                                                                                        --------------   ------------   -----------
                                                                                         10,639,000        107,666          100%


Dulles South              Sullyfield Circle
  Chantilly, VA           Limited Partnership          6/30/99          Office            3,697,000         38,502          100%

Sullyfield Circle         Sullyfield Circle
  Chantilly, VA           Limited Partnership          6/30/99    Industrial & Office     4,487,000         59,922           94%

Park East I & II          Galaxy Investment Assoc.
  Chantilly, VA           Limited Partnership III      6/30/99    Industrial & Office    13,199,000        114,942          100%

Park East III             Galaxy Land Associates
  Chantilly, VA           Limited Partnership III      6/30/99    Industrial & Office     8,681,000         83,300           90%
                                                                                        --------------   ------------    ----------
                                                                                         30,064,000(3)     296,666           96%


Northpointe               Metropolitan Life
  Sacramento, CA          Insurance Company            7/29/99    Industrial & Office    16,856,000(2)     211,017           91%


Westchase Corporate Park  Cave Creek/Westchase
  Houston, TX             Limited Partnership         12/30/99    Industrial & Office     9,519,000        176,977           95%

Phoenix Corporate Park    Cave Creek/Westchase
  Phoenix, AZ             Limited Partnership         12/30/99    Industrial & Office    13,037,000        199,581           95%
                                                                                        --------------   ------------   -----------
                                                                                         22,556,000(2)     376,558           95%


Vacant land (9.2 acres)   Lafayette Properties,
  Chantilly, VA           L.L.C                        1/29/99                            1,006,000(2)           -             -

Vacant land (6.4 acres)
  Herndon, VA             Nagoldpark L.P.              6/30/99                            1,969,000(2)           -             -
                                                                                        --------------   ------------   -----------

Totals                                                                                  $83,090,000        991,907           95%
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Notes to Table:
(1) Acquired for cash of $2,663,000 and the  assumption of an existing  mortgage
    note payable of approximately $2,187,000.
(2) Acquired for cash.
(3) Acquired for cash of  $12,526,000  and the  assumption of existing  mortgage
    notes payable of approximately $17,532,000.

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)(3) Financial Statements specified by Rule 3.14 of Regulation S-X
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It is impracticable to provide at the time of filing this Report on Form 8-K any
of the financial statements or the additional information specified by Rule 3-14
of  Regulation  S-X  as  required  by  Item  7(a)(3).   The  required  financial
information  and  additional  information  will be filed by amendment as soon as
practicable and, in any event, within 60 days after the required filing date for
this Form 8-K.

(b) Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
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It is impracticable to provide at the time of filing this Report on Form 8-K any
of the pro forma  financial  information  required  pursuant  to  Article  11 of
Regulation S-X as required by Item 7(b)(1).  The required pro forma  information
will be filed by amendment as soon as practicable  and, in any event,  within 60
days after the required filing date for this Form 8-K.

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                                  SIGNATURES


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.


                                                     PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.


Date:  January 7, 2000                                By: /s/ Jack Corrigan
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                                                              Jack Corrigan
                                 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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