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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)
NOVEMBER 10, 2004
VORNADO OPERATING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 001-14525 22-3569068
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
210 ROUTE 4 EAST, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY 07652
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 587-7721
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On November 10, 2004, Vornado Operating Company (the "Company") announced that
its Board of Directors has voted to recommend to its stockholders that the
Company liquidate. The liquidation must be approved by holders of a majority of
the Company's common shares. The Board of Directors has scheduled a stockholder
meeting to vote on the liquidation for December 17, 2004 and has set November
16, 2004 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at
that meeting. The Company expects to mail proxy materials for the meeting
promptly after the November 16, 2004 record date.
Assuming stockholders approve the liquidation at the December 17, 2004 meeting,
the Company will pay its remaining liabilities and distribute its residual cash
to stockholders. The Company estimates that the distribution will be
approximately $2.00 per share, although the actual amount may be higher or lower
depending on whether its remaining liabilities turn out to be higher or lower
than the estimated amounts.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on November 10, 2004 regarding
the above-referenced decision by the Board of Directors to recommend liquidation
is being filed as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
c. Exhibits
The following document is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on
Form 8-K: 99.1 - Press release, dated November 10, 2004
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.
VORNADO OPERATING COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ JOSEPH MACNOW
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Name: Joseph Macnow
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: November 10, 2004