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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): August 18, 2004


SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Maryland
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)
  1-13199
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
  13-3956775
(IRS EMPLOYER ID. NUMBER)

420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)


(212) 594-2700
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)




ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)
EXHIBITS

1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated August 18, 2004, by and among SL Green Realty Corp., SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. and Lehman Brothers Inc.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

    SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

 

 

By:

/s/  
GREGORY F. HUGHES      
Gregory F. Hughes
Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 20, 2004

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Exhibit 1.1


1,250,000 Shares

SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

Common Stock

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

        August 18, 2004

Lehman Brothers Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        SL Green Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), which qualifies for federal income tax purposes as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the "Code"), and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership the sole general partner of which is the Company (the "Operating Partnership" and together with the Company, the "Transaction Entities") each wish to confirm as follows its agreement with Lehman Brothers Inc. (the "Underwriter"), with respect to (i) the sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriter (the "Offering"), of an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"); and (ii) the grant by the Company to the Underwriter, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of 187,500 additional shares of Common Stock. The 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the Underwriter (the "Initial Shares") and all or any part of the 187,500 shares of Common Stock subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the "Option Shares") are hereinafter called, collectively, the "Shares."

        Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus (as hereinafter defined).

        The Transaction Entities understand that the Underwriter proposes to make a public offering of the Shares as soon as the Underwriter deems advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

        1.     Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Transaction Entities.    Each of the Transaction Entities, jointly and severally, represents, warrants and agrees that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined):


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        2.    Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriter.    

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        3.    Offering of Shares by the Underwriter.    

        Upon authorization by the Underwriter of the release of the Shares, the Underwriter proposes to offer the Shares for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

        4.    Delivery of and Payment for the Shares.    

        5.    Further Agreements of the Company.    The Company agrees:

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        6.    Expenses.    The Transaction Entities jointly and severally agree to pay (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing, filing and distribution under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any amendments and exhibits thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the

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Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective amendments thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), and the costs incident to the preparation, printing, filing and distribution of any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus Supplement and any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement and any document incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in this Agreement; (d) the costs of producing and distributing this Agreement and any other related documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Shares; (f) the filing fees, if any, incident to securing any required review by the NASD of the terms of sale of the Shares; (g) any applicable listing or other fees; (h) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Shares under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(i) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriter); (i) the costs of preparing certificates for the Shares; (j) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Transaction Entities under this Agreement; (k) the costs and charges of any dividend disbursing agent; (l) the costs and charges of any transfer agent and registrar; (m) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with a "road show" presentation to potential investors; (n) the fees and disbursements of the Company's counsel and accountants; provided that, except as provided in this Section 6, Section 9 and Section 12, the Underwriter shall pay its own costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of its counsel, any transfer taxes on the Shares which it may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Shares made by the Underwriter; and (o) the performance of the Company's other obligations hereunder (including, without limitation, costs incurred in closing the purchase of the Option Shares, if any).

        7.    Conditions of Underwriter's Obligations.    The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and on the Closing Date and on each Date of Delivery (if any), of the representations and warranties of the Transaction Entities contained herein, to the performance by each Transaction Entity of its obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:

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        All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriter.

        Any certificate or document signed by any officer of the Transaction Entities and delivered to the Underwriter, or to counsel for the Underwriter, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Transaction Entities to the Underwriter as to the statements made therein.

        8.    Effective Date of Agreement.    

        This Agreement shall become effective: (i) upon the execution hereof by the parties hereto; or (ii) if, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is necessary for a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, when notification of the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment has been released by the Commission.

        9.    Indemnification and Contribution.    

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        10.   Termination. The obligations of the Underwriter hereunder may be terminated by notice given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Shares if, prior to that time, any of the following events shall have occurred or if the Underwriter shall decline to purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement:

        11.    Reimbursement of Underwriter's Expenses.    If (a) the Company shall fail to tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriter by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Transaction Entities to perform any agreement on their part to be performed, or because any condition specified in Section 10 hereof required to be fulfilled by the Transaction Entities is not fulfilled, the Transaction Entities will reimburse the Underwriter for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Underwriter in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Shares, and upon demand the Transaction Entities shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriter.

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        12.    Notices, etc.    All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:

        13.    Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriter, the Transaction Entities, and their respective personal representatives and successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (a) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Transaction Entities contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of directors and officers of the Underwriter and the person or persons, if any, who control the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (b) the indemnity agreement of the Underwriter contained in Section 9(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of directors and officers of the Company who have signed the Registration Statement and any person controlling the Transaction Entities within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

        14.    Survival.    The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Transaction Entities and the Underwriter contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf on them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Shares and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.

        15.    Definition of the Terms "Business Day" and "Subsidiary".    For purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading and (b) "subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations.

        16.    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York.

        17.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

        18.    Headings.    The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

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        If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and the Underwriter, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

 

 

By:

 

 
      /s/  GREGORY F. HUGHES      
Name: Gregory F. Hughes
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

 

 

By:

SL Green Realty Corp.,
its general partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
GREGORY F. HUGHES      
Name: Gregory F. Hughes
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Accepted:    

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
ARLENE SALMONSON      
Name: Arlene Salmonson
Title: Vice President

 

 


SCHEDULE I

Title of Shares:   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Number of Initial Shares:

 

1,250,000

Number of Option Shares:

 

Up to 187,500

Initial Offering Price to Public:

 

$48.50

Purchase Price by Underwriter:

 

$48.31

Commission Payable to Underwriter:

 

$237,500

Form of Designated Shares:

 

 

Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:

Time of Delivery:

Closing Location:

Names and addresses of Underwriter:



ATTACHMENT A

Asset

  Outstanding Principal Balance*
  Interest
Accrued

  Fee
Late

1412 Broadway1
New York, NY
  7,756,297   66,790  
50 West 23rd Street1
New York, NY
  11,000,000   115,076  
469 7th Avenue1
New York, NY
  -0-   -0-  
132 West 31st Street1
New York, NY
  -0-   -0-  
40 Wall Street1
New York, NY
  15,044,536   118,349  
1370 Broadway1
New York, NY
  3,981,731   10,960  
461 5th Avenue
New York, NY
  3,500,000   -0-  
601 West 26th Street1
New York, NY
  40,000,000   261,138  
609 5th Avenue1
New York, NY
  14,663,974   88,412  
11 Madison Avenue1
New York, NY
  37,500,000   244,792  
530 Fifth Avenue1
New York, NY
  36,000,000   200,423  
80 Broad Street1
New York, NY
  25,000,000   120,105  
260/261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
  31,192,784   61,685  
20 Exchange Place1
New York, NY
  20,000,000   227,603  
1441 Broadway
New York, NY
  5,194,248   35,154  
Bellemead Portfolio1   80,000,000   -0-    

*
As of 7/31/2004.
1
Fleet secured line.


EXHIBIT A

        The following information appearing in the Prospectus has been furnished by the Underwriter expressly for use in the preparation of the Prospectus:



EXHIBIT B

Opinion of Clifford Chance LLP




        In addition, we have participated in the preparation of the Prospectus and participated in discussions with certain officers, directors and employees of the Company, representatives of Ernst & Young LLP, the independent accountants who examined the financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and you and your representatives and we have reviewed certain corporate and partnership records and documents. While we have not independently verified and are not passing upon, and do not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information (other than as provided in opinion (x) above) contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including any of the documents incorporated by reference therein except as set forth in opinion (viii) above), on the basis of such participation and review, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that the Registration Statement (except for financial statements, supporting schedules and other financial and statistical data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we do not express any belief), at the time such Registration Statement became effective, as of the date the Company's Form 10-K was filed, or as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus (except for financial statements, supporting schedules and other financial and statistical data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we do not express any belief), at the time the Prospectus was issued, or at the date hereof, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.




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1,250,000 Shares SL GREEN REALTY CORP. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE I
ATTACHMENT A
EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B Opinion of Clifford Chance LLP