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):
January 25, 2008
DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-33201 | 82-0538520 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 518 17th Street, Suite 1700 Denver, CO |
80202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (303) 597-2400
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 25, 2008, DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement dated January 25, 2008 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to its prospectus dated August 8, 2007, which was included in its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-145253) (the “Registration Statement”). The Prospectus Supplement relates to the 6,004,233 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued from time to time if, and to the extent that, the holders of an equal number of common units of limited partnership interest (the “OP Units”) in DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP, the Company’s operating partnership, issued on January 25, 2007 and February 1, 2007, present such OP Units for redemption, and the Company exercises its right to issue shares of its common stock to them instead of paying a cash amount.
The Company is filing the opinion of its Maryland counsel, Venable LLP, as Exhibit 5.1 hereto, regarding the legality of the shares of common stock covered by the Prospectus Supplement. Exhibit 5.1 is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| +5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered. | |
| +23.1 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| + Filed herewith. | ||
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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.
| DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Philip L. Hawkins | |
| Name: | Philip L. Hawkins | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: January 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| +5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered. | |
| +23.1 | Consent of Venable LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| + Filed herewith. | ||
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