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UNITED STATES
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
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland 94-3281941
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
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505 Montgomery Street, Fifth Floor, California 94111
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
"Registrant"), is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under
the caption "Description of Capital Stock--Common Stock" in the Prospectus
included as part of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-11 (No.
333-35915) in the form in which it was filed on September 18, 1997 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time (the
"Registration Statement").
EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction II of the Instructions as to Exhibits for
registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as
exhibits to this Registration Statement:
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Exhibit No.
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3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 from the Registration Statement).
3.2 Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
from the Registration Statement).
3.3 Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 from the Registration Statement).
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 27, 1997 AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
By: /s/ S. Davis Carniglia
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S. Davis Carniglia
Managing Director, Chief Financial
Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 from the Registration Statement).
3.2 Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 from
the Registration Statement).
3.3 Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 from the Registration Statement).
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