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, 2005
CAPITAL
LEASE FUNDING, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
1-32039 |
52-2414533 |
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(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S.
Employer |
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of
incorporation) |
File
Number) |
Identification
No.) |
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110
Maiden Lane, New York, NY |
10005 |
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(Address
of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (212)
217-6300
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the
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Item
1.01. Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March
3, 2005, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Caplease, LP, entered into a Purchase and
Sale Agreement with Capital Property Associates Limited Partnership (“Seller”),
and the general partner and limited partner of Seller, for the purchase of a
Class A office building in North Bethesda, Maryland. The eight-story building
contains 207,055 square feet of space. Seller is an unaffiliated third party.
The purchase price of $83.5 million was determined through arms-length
negotiations. The transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter
of 2005, is subject to customary due diligence and closing conditions.
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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CAPITAL LEASE FUNDING,
INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Shawn P.
Seale |
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Shawn P. Seale |
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Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
and Treasurer |
DATE:
March 7, 2005