UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 26, 2012
| Education Realty Trust, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Maryland | 001-32417 | 201352180 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
999 South Shady Grove Road, Suite 600 Memphis, Tennessee |
38120 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| 901-259-2500 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| 530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 300 |
| Memphis, Tennessee |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 26, 2012, Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and made available updated supplemental information concerning the ownership, operations and portfolio of the Company. A copy of the press release and this supplemental information are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto are being furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations or financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 26, 2012 | |
| 99.2 | First Quarter 2012 Supplemental Financial Report |
SIGNATURE
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.
| EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||
| Date: April 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ Randall H. Brown |
|
Randall H. Brown Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 26, 2012 | |
| 99.2 | First Quarter 2012 Supplemental Financial Report |