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): December 23, 2004

 
CAPITAL LEASE FUNDING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Maryland
 
1-32039
 
52-2414533
 
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

 
110 Maiden Lane, New York, NY
 
10005
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 217-6300
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On December 23, 2004, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Caplease, LP, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with WXV/Whippany, LLC (“Seller”), for the purchase of an office and technology center in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey. The two-story building contains 149,475 square feet of space on 15 acres of land. Seller is an unaffiliated third party. The purchase price of $48.0 million was determined through arms-length negotiations. The transaction is scheduled to close on or before January 6, 2005.
 
We intend to finance this acquisition on a short-term basis with proceeds from our warehouse facility with Wachovia Bank, N.A.
 

 
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.
 
     
  CAPITAL LEASE FUNDING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/ SHAWN P. SEALE
 
Shawn P. Seale
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
   Officer and Treasurer
 
DATE: December 29, 2004