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): April 22, 2004 ACADIA REALTY TRUST (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 1-12002 23-2715194 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260 White Plains, New York 10605 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (914) 288-8100 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5. Other Events Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") requested that the Registrant provide ISS with additional information about tax fees that the Registrant reported in its proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ISS further requested that the Registrant publish this information either in a Form 8-K filing or in a press release. The following is the information the Registrant provided to ISS: FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The following table sets forth fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for services rendered for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003: Audit fees $ 215,000 Audit-related fees 13,000 Tax fees - Preparation and compliance 150,000 ------- Total audit, audit-related and tax preparation and compliance Fees 378,000 Other Non-audit Fees: Tax fees-other (1) 94,000 ------ Total-Fees $ 472,000 ========= (1) Tax fees-other includes tax advice on return filing matters of $24,000, tax advice on sales tax audit of $21,000, tax advice on implications of property dispositions of $35,000 and other tax advice of $14,000. 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. ACADIA REALTY TRUST (Registrant) Date: April 22, 2004 By: /s/ Michael Nelsen -------------------------------- Name: Michael Nelsen Title: Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer