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): March 10, 2021

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST

CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Corporate Office Properties Trust	Maryland	1-14023	23-2947217
	(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
	incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Corporate Office Properties, L.P.	Delaware	333-189188	23-2930022
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or	(Commission File	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	organization)	Number)

6711 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 300

Columbia, Maryland 21046

(Address of principal executive offices)

(443) 285-5400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value		OFC		New York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting 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))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties Trust) ¨

Emerging Growth Company (Corporate Office Properties, L.P.) ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Corporate Office Properties Trust ¨

Corporate Office Properties, L.P. ¨

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 10, 2021, Corporate Office Properties Trust (“COPT”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of the previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the outstanding 5.250% Senior Notes due 2024 of Corporate Office Properties, L.P. (“COPLP”), fully and unconditionally guaranteed by COPT.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained once accessible through the website indicated above, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of or otherwise subject to liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of COPT or COPLP under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title
99.1		Press Release, dated March 10, 2021, issued by Corporate Office Properties Trust.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST		CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
			By: Corporate Office Properties Trust,
			its General Partner

	/s/ Anthony Mifsud		/s/ Anthony Mifsud
	Anthony Mifsud		Anthony Mifsud
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:	March 10, 2021	Dated:	March 10, 2021

Co-Registrant CIK	0001577966
Co-Registrant Amendment Flag	false
Co-Registrant Form Type	8-K
Co-Registrant DocumentPeriodEndDate	2021-03-10
Co-Registrant Written Communications	false
Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials	false
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer	false
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Co-Registrant AddressLine1	6711 Columbia Gateway Drive
Co-Registrant AddressLine2	Suite 300
Co-Registrant City	Columbia
Co-Registrant State	Maryland
Co-Registrant ZipCode	21046
Co-Registrant CityAreaCode	443
Co-Registrant LocalPhoneNumber	285-5400

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