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): July 9, 2003 VORNADO OPERATING COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE NO. 001-14525 NO. 22-3569068 ------------------------- --------------------- ------------------------- (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jursdiction of File Number) Identification Incorporation) No.) 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 --------------------------------------------------- ----------------- (Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 894-7000 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On July 9, 2003, Vornado Operating Company issued a press release. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. The following document is filed as an Exhibit to this report: 99.1 Press Release, dated July 9, 2003. -2- 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. VORNADO OPERATING COMPANY (Registrant) By: /s/ Joseph Macnow --------------------------------- Name: Joseph Macnow Title: Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer Date: July 9, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press Release, dated July 9, 2003