UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland		02-0681276
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200, McLean, Virginia		22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. o		If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. þ

Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates: File No. 333-128783
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered		Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered

None

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value

 

 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

     The description of the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of Gladstone Commercial Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Description of Series A Preferred Stock” in the prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in the form in which it was filed on January 19, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128783), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2005. The Preferred Stock is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market.

Item 2. Exhibits.

     Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:

Exhibit
Number		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-106024), filed June 11, 2003.
3.2		Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-106024), filed June 11, 2003.
3.3		Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
4.1		Form of Certificate for 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-106024), filed June 11, 2003.
3.2		Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-106024), filed June 11, 2003.
3.3		Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
4.1		Form of Certificate for 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant.