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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): February 2, 2006
 
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
001-13106 
(Commission File Number)
 
Maryland
 
 
77-0369576
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
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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        (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
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        (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01 Other Events 
 
On February 2, 2006, we announced in a press release that Oriole Partnership LLC, a joint venture investment vehicle formed among Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), UBS Wealth Management - North American Property Fund Limited, and AEW Oriole Co-Investment, LLC, has submitted a definitive offer to acquire all the outstanding common shares of The Town and Country Trust (NYSE: TCT) for $36.00 per TCT share in an all cash transaction that is not subject to any financing contingency. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits 
 
(a) - (b) Not applicable.
 
(c) Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
    Description
 
99.1
 
 
    Press release issued by Essex Property Trust, Inc., dated February 2, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 2, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                           
 
 
 
 
 
                       Essex Property Trust, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
  
                        By: /s/ Michael T. Dance
 
 
 
 
                        Michael T. Dance   
                                Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer