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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
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FORM
8-K
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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 31, 2008
ESSEX
PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
001-13106
(Commission
File Number)
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Maryland
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77-0369576
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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925
East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California 94303
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(650)
494-3700
(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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
October 29, 2008 Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press
release announcing the Company’s earnings for the quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The
information in this report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) - (b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
exhibits listed below are being furnished with this Form 8-K.
99.1 Press
Release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc. dated February 4, 2009
99.2 Supplemental
Information
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.
Essex
Property Trust
/s/ Michael T.
Dance
Name:
Michael T.
Dance
Title:
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Date:
February 4, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Press
Release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc. dated February 4,
2009
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