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): September 8, 2008
Education Realty Trust,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-32417 | 201352180 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 530 Oak Court Drive, Suite
300 Memphis, Tennessee |
38117 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 901-259-2500
| 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
From time to time through the balance of September 2008, senior members of the management team of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) will be meeting with investors. Those discussions will focus on the Company’s publicly disclosed business strategy and operating results. The slides that will be presented during these meetings with investors are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The Company believes that certain statements in the information attached may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 Exhibit 99.1), 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 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
99.1 |
Education Realty Trust Investor Presentation |
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. | ||||
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Date: September 8, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Randall H. Brown | ||
| Randall H. Brown Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1
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Education Realty Trust Investor Presentation |