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):  February 18, 2005

 

NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland 

 

1-12244 

 

33-0160389 

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York

 

10170

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 869-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01.                                          Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) currently has one active stock incentive plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options, stock grants and certain other types of stock based awards to officers, directors and certain employees of the Company. The exercise price of stock options granted pursuant to the 2003 Plan is required to be no less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant.  The vesting schedule and other terms of awards granted under the 2003 Plan are determined at the time of grant by the Company’s executive compensation and stock option committee.  Copies of the form of Stock Option Award and Restricted Stock Award are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)  Not applicable.

 

(b)  Not applicable.

 

(c)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Form of Stock Option Award

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award

 

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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.

 

 

NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: February 18, 2005

By:

/s/ Steven F. Siegel

 

 

Steven F. Siegel

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

 

 

  and Secretary

 

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Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Form of Stock Option Award

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award

 

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