UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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): October 15,
2008
MISSION
WEST PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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Commission
File Number:
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95-2635431
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-8383
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification)
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10050
Bandley Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(408)
725-0700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o 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.
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The
following information is being furnished by the Company as required
for
Item 2.02(a) of this report and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934:
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On
October 15, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing its earnings
results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. The press release is
attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference
in response to Item 2.02(a) of this report.
SIGNATURE
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.
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MISSION
WEST
PROPERTIES, INC. |
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| Date: October
15, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ Wayne
N.
Pham |
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Wayne
N. Pham
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Vice
President of Finance and Controller |