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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 3, 2017
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
PHYSICIANS REALTY L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland (Physicians Realty Trust) Delaware (Physicians Realty L.P.) | | 001-36007 333-205034-01 | | 46-2519850 80-0941870 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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309 N. Water Street, Suite 500 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Address of principal executive offices) | | 53202 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 367-5600
Not Applicable
(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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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 24, 2017, Physicians Realty Trust (the “Company”) and Physicians Realty L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-216214) (the “New Registration Statement”), which replaced the existing automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-205034) filed with the SEC on June 17, 2015 (the “Prior Registration Statement”), as amended by a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on January 19, 2016.
In connection with filing the New Registration Statement, the Company filed on March 3, 2017 a prospectus supplement covering the sale of the Company’s common shares having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $297,413,286 million through each of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., JMP Securities LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., and Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, from time to time, by any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ATM Prospectus Supplement”). The ATM Prospectus Supplement was filed solely to continue the sale of the Company’s common shares pursuant to the ATM program, which were previously covered by the Prior Registration Statement.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to provide the legal opinion of the Company's counsel, Venable LLP, regarding the legality of the securities covered by the ATM Prospectus Supplement, which opinion is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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5.1 | | Opinion of Venable LLP |
23.1 | | Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) |
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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.
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Date: March 3, 2017 | | PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST |
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| By: | /s/ John T. Thomas |
| | John T. Thomas |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: March 3, 2017 | | PHYSICIANS REALTY L.P. |
| | by: Physicians Realty Trust, its general partner |
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| By: | /s/ John T. Thomas |
| | John T. Thomas |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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5.1 | | Opinion of Venable LLP |
23.1 | | Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) |
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