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) February 13, 2018

 

WINTHROP REALTY LIQUIDATING TRUST  

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Ohio  
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
001-06249   34-6513657
(Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, P.O. Box 9507, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
     
(617) 570-4614  
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
     
n/a  
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On February 13, 2018, 701 Seventh Property Owner LLC and 701 Sign LLC (the “Sellers”), entities in which Winthrop Realty Liquidating Trust (the “Trust”) holds an indirect preferred membership interest, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with 20 TSQ Owner Mezz LLC, an affiliate of a current indirect member of the Sellers, to sell the property located at 701 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York (the “Property”) for a gross sales price of $1.53 billion. The closing is scheduled to close no later than April 30, 2018 and is not subject to any termination rights on the part of purchaser other than a breach by Sellers of their obligations under the purchase and sale agreement. The purchase and sale agreement provides that upon closing, a portion of the proceeds in excess of the amount that would return to the Trust its capital investment plus a 12% return thereon is to be placed in escrow pending completion of the development of the Property. The purchase price for the Property is expected to provide net proceeds distributable to the Trust consistent with the Trust’s last reported estimated net assets in liquidation.

 

The Sellers also agreed that upon closing of the sale of the Property to enter into a Development Services Agreement pursuant to which the Sellers would complete the construction of the Property for the benefit of the purchaser.

 

 

 

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 on this 20th day of February, 2018.

  

  WINTHROP REALTY LIQUIDATING TRUST
     
     
  By: /s/ Michael L. Ashner
    Michael L. Ashner
    Trustee

 

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