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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
(Title of Class of Securities)
139733-10-9
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP No. 139733-10-9
1. Name of Reporting Person
John J. Pohanka
2. (a)
(b) X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 0
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
Owned
by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 707,079
Reporting
Person With: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
2,111,430
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 9.1%
12. Type of Reporting Person:
IN
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CUSIP No. 139733-10-9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Pohanka Grandchildren Trust
2. (a)
(b) X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Maryland
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 5,250
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
Owned
by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 5,250
Reporting
Person With: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
2,111,430
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 9.1%
12. Type of Reporting Person:
OO
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CUSIP No. 139733-10-9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Pohanka Properties, Inc.
2. (a)
(b) X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 616,239
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
Owned
by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 616,239
Reporting
Person With: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 774,462
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
2,111,430
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 9.1%
12. Type of Reporting Person:
CO
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CUSIP No. 139733-10-9
1. Name of Reporting Person
Pohanka Imports, Inc.
2. (a)
(b) X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Maryland
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 8,400
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
Owned
by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 8,400
Reporting
Person With: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
2,111,430
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 9.1%
12. Type of Reporting Person:
CO
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Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer
CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 525, McLean, Virginia 22102
Item 2
(a) Names of Persons Filing
Item 1 on each of Pages 2 through 5 is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
4601 St. Barnabas Road, Marlow Heights, Maryland 20748
(c) Citizenship
Item 4 on each of Pages 2 through 5 is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
(e) CUSIP Number
139733-10-9
Item 3
Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership
Items 5 through 9 and 11 on each of Pages 2 through 5 are incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
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Item 6 Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Item 1 on each of Pages 2 through 5 is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or
as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
In accordance with Rule 13d-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), each of the persons filing this statement expressly
declares that the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an
admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.
There are no contracts, arrangements, or understandings with respect to the
voting or disposition of the securities covered by this statement. Decisions
respecting the disposition and/or voting of the securities covered by this
statement reside in the respective individuals and the directors and officers
and trustees of the entities that are reporting persons. However, the reporting
persons are related in the following manner: John J. Pohanka is the president of
Pohanka Properties, Inc., the president of Pohanka Imports, Inc. and the trustee
of Pohanka Grandchildren Trust. The reporting persons' respective holdings have
been aggregated solely for purposes of making the calculations required by this
statement.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: January 13, 1999 /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
Dated: January 13, 1999 /s/ Pohanka Grandchildren Trust
John J. Pohanka, Trustee
Dated: January 13, 1999 Pohanka Properties, Inc.
By: /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
President
Dated: January 13, 1999 Pohanka Imports, Inc.
By: /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
President
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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
THIS JOINT FILING AGREEMENT is entered into as of January 13, 1999,
by and among the parties signatory hereto.
Recitals
A. In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), only one joint statement and any amendments
thereto need to be filed whether one or more persons are required to file such a
statement or any amendments thereto pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act with respect to the same securities, provided that said persons agree in
writing that such statement or any amendment thereto is filed on behalf of each
of them.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties signatory hereto agree, in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Exchange Act, to file a statement on Form 13G
relating to their ownership of securities in Capital Automotive REIT and do
hereby further agree that said statement shall be filed on behalf of each of
them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed or
caused its authorized representative to execute this Joint Filing Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
Dated: January 13, 1999 /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
Dated: January 13, 1999 /s/ Pohanka Grandchildren Trust
John J. Pohanka, Trustee
Dated: January 13, 1999 Pohanka Properties, Inc.
By: /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
President
Dated: January 13, 1999 Pohanka Imports, Inc.
By: /s/ John J. Pohanka
John J. Pohanka
President
