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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MARYLAND 13-3956775
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
70 WEST 36TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. / / registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. / /
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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8.0% Series A Convertible, Cumulative Preferred Stock New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The section captioned "Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Prospectus to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and forming a part of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-50311) (the
"Registration Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York
Stock Exchange, on which other securities of the Registrant are registered.
Accordingly, the following exhibits, required in accordance with Part I to the
Instructions as to Exhibits of Form 8-A, are to be filed with the New York Stock
Exchange:
(I) Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation,
establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of series
of shares of preferred stock (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 2 of the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-11, File No 333-50311).
(II) Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-11, File No. 333-29329).
(III) By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11, File No.
333-29329).
(IV) A specimen certificate of preferred stock of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-11, File No. 333-50311)
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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.
SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
By: /s/ Benjamin P. Feldman
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Benjamin P. Feldman
Executive Vice President
Date: May 13, 1998
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