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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rosenberg, Ralph F.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, NY 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc.
(does not trade)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
FYE December 31, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, |
or Beneficially Owned |
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| | |4. |Amount of |Owner- | |
| | |Securities Acquired (A) or |Securities |ship | |
| | |Disposed of (D) |Beneficially |Form: |7. |
| | |(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Owned at end |Direct |Nature of |
|2. | 3. |-------------------------------|of Issuer's |(D) or |Indirect |
1. |Transaction |Transaction | | (A) | |Fiscal Year |Indirect |Beneficial|
Title of Security |Date |Code | Amount | or | Price |(Instr. 3 |(I) |Ownership |
(Instr. 3) |(Month/Day/Year) |(Instr. 8) | | (D) | |and 4) |(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)|
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | | | |
$10 par value(01) | 12/18/98 | A | 400 | A | N/A | 1,123,221 | I | 02 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
FORM 5 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| |
| | | | | | | |of |ship | |
|2. | | | | | | |Deriv- |of | |
|Conver-| | |5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. |
|sion | | |Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
|or | | |Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of |
|Exer- | | |Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- |
|cise |3. | |Acquired (A) |Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct|
|Price |Trans- |4. |or Disposed |Expiration Date |--------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- |
1. |of |action |Trans-|of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |at End |In- |ficial|
Title of |Deriv- |Date |action|(Instr. 3, |---------------------| |or |Secur- |of |direct|Owner-|
Derivative |ative |(Month/ |Code |4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Year |(I) |ship |
Security |Secur- |Day/ |(Instr|---------------|Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr.|(Instr. |(Instr|(Instr|
(Instr. 3) |ity |Year) |8) | (A) |(D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |4) |4) |4) |
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Option | | | | | | | |Class A | | | | D | |
(right to buy)| $25 | | | | | 03 | 10/10/06 |Common Stock| 3,000 | | 3,000 |02,03 | |
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Explanation of Responses:
01: Previously incorrectly reported as Common Stock, $10 par value.
02: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
("Goldman Sachs"). The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group") is the general
partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. The 400 shares of Class A
Common Stock ("Common Stock") were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to
the Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc. 1996 Directors' Stock Plan and transferred to
GS Group for no consideration. GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and
directly 800 shares of Common Stock. WSB Realty, L.L.C. ("WSB") may be deemed to
own beneficially and directly 1,122,421 shares of Common Stock. WSB is a
subsidiary of Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership V ("WSR"), a
limited partnership affiliated with Goldman Sachs and GS Group. The Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except
to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
03: These options were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the
Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc. 1996 Directors' Stock Plan. The Reporting Person
has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds the stock options
for the benefit of GS Group. The options are exercisable in one-third
installments beginning on the grant date which was October 10, 1996 and the
first and second anniversaries thereof.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich February 16, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Attorney-in-fact
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in
electronic format at the option of the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule
101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
