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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 75-2721454
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
2001 ROSS AVENUE
3400 TRAMMELL CROW CENTER
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
(TITLE OF CLASS)
None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
For information with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Trammell Crow Company, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), see the information under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" contained in the prospectus to be filed by the
Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed a part of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, on September 3, 1997, as amended on October 22, 1997, as such
Registration Statement may be amended further from time to time. The
prospectus is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. The Company has
filed an application with respect to the Common Stock with, and delivered
copies of the Registration Statement to, the New York Stock Exchange.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The required exhibits need not be filed because the Common Stock
will be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, on which no other securities
of the Company are registered.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY
Date: October 22, 1997 By: /s/ William P. Leiser
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William P. Leiser
Secretary and Treasurer
