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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Security Capital Preferred Growth Incorporated
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
11 South La Salle Street, 2nd Floor
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(Street)
Chicago Illinois 60603
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
July 19, 1998
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGE)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ x ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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 Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Series A Cumulative
Convertible Preferred September 17,
Shares 1998 Common Shares 2,000,000 $20.00 D
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Explanation of Responses:
Security Capital Preferred Growth Incorporated ("SCPG") beneficially owns
2,000,000 Common Shares, consisting of the number of shares that SCPG has
the right to acquire upon the conversion of its 2,000,000 Series A
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
/s/ Jeffrey C. Nellessen July 29, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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.
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