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) December 2, 2009
REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-12298 | 59-3191743 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Independent Drive, Suite 114 Jacksonville, Florida |
32202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (904)-598-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosures |
On December 2, 2009 Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency”) affirmed 2009 earnings guidance and provided full year 2010 earnings guidance, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
On December 2, 2009 Regency posted on its website at www.regencycenters.com the REG Investor and Analyst Day Presentation of which an excerpt of guidance related information is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Regency has provided a reconciliation of FFO and recurring FFO guidance to net income, which is attached as Exhibit 99.3.
The information in this item shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any disclosure document relating to the company, except to the extent, if any, expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release relating to earnings guidance issued by Regency on December 2, 2009. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Excerpt from the REG Investor and Analyst Day Presentation, which was posted in its entirety on Regency’s website on December 2, 2009. | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Reconciliation of FFO and Recurring FFO Guidance to Net Income | |
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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.
| REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION (registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: December 2, 2009 | By: | /S/ J. CHRISTIAN LEAVITT | ||||||
| J. Christian Leavitt, Senior Vice President, Finance and Principal Accounting Officer | ||||||||
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