UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PS Business Parks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 95-4300881 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California | 91201-2349 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a Share of 4.875% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Z, par value $.01 per share | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
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Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:
333-223450 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
N/A
(Title of class)
Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a Share of 4.875% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Z, par value $.01 per share, of PS Business Parks, Inc. is included on the cover page and under the section entitled “Description of Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares” beginning on pageS-5 of the prospectus supplement dated October 24, 2019 to the prospectus dated March 5, 2018 (relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on FormS-3 (No.333-223450)) that was filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), which Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are being filed with the copies of this Form8-A Registration Statement filed with the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Exhibit 3.1 – Certificate of Determination for the 4.875% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Z filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on October 25, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 4.1 – Deposit Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2019, among PS Business Parks, Inc., American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as depositary, and the holders of the depositary receipts issued thereunder, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on October 25, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Maria R. Hawthorne | |
Name: | Maria R. Hawthorne | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: October 25, 2019