UNITED STATES
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): March 21, 2006
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland
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001-13545
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94-3281941 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
415-394-9000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 22, 2006, we filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying All 840,000 Shares of 8.125% Series H
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock, without further designation or any
preferences or relative, participating, optional, conversion or other rights appertaining thereto,
or voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, terms or conditions of
redemption, other than those, if any, applicable to shares of our preferred stock generally. The
shares of 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock had been reserved for issuance upon
the possible exchange of the Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units. A
copy of the Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying All 840,000 Shares of 8.125%
Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock is attached to this report as
Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference in this report.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying All 840,000 Shares of 8.125% Series
H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock discussed above were filed in connection
with the repurchase, on March 21, 2006, by one of our subsidiaries, AMB Property II, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, of all 840,000 of its outstanding 8.125% Series H Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units from a single institutional investor. AMB Property
II, L.P. repurchased the units for an aggregate cost of $42.8 million, including accrued and unpaid distributions on the
Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Limited Partnership Units.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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Description |
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3.1
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Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying All 840,000 Shares of
8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock. |
SIGNATURES
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.
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AMB Property Corporation
(Registrant)
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Date: March 24, 2006 |
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/s/ Tamra D. Browne
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Tamra D. Browne |
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Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary |
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