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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: AEW Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
13F File Number: 28-6536
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: James J. Finnegan
Title: Vice President
Phone: (617) 261-9324
James J. Finnegan Boston, Massachusetts February 8, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDING REPORT.
[X] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-6538 AEW Capital Management, L.P.
