SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:
Name: Security Capital European Real Estate Shares Incorporated
Address of Principal Business Office:
11 South LaSalle Street, Second Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone Number: (312) 345-5800
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Anthony R. Manno Jr.
11 South LaSalle Street
Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of form N-8A:
YES [ ] NO [ X ]
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Item 1. Security Capital European Real Estate Shares Incorporated.
Item 2. Registrant was organized under the laws of the State of Maryland on
December 4, 1997.
Item 3. Registrant is a corporation.
Item 4. Registrant is a management company.
Item 5. (a) Registrant is an open-end company.
(b) Registrant is a non-diversified company.
Item 6. Security Capital (US) Management Group Incorporated
11 South LaSalle Street
Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Item 7. Anthony R. Manno Jr. Director, Chairman of the Board,
11 South LaSalle Street President
Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Stephen F. Kasbeer Director
8 Bonanza Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
George F. Keane Director
7408 Eaton Court
University Park, Florida 34201
John H. Gardner, Jr. Managing Director
11 South LaSalle Street
Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
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Jeffrey C. Nellessen Vice President, Secretary and
11 South LaSalle Street Treasurer
Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Item 8. Not Applicable.
Item 9. (a) No
(b) Not Applicable
(c) Yes
(d) No
(e) Not Applicable
Item 10. Zero.
Item 11. No.
Item 12 Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its
behalf in the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois on the 4th day of
December 1997.
SECURITY CAPITAL EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE SHARES INCORPORATED
By:/s/ Anthony R. Manno Jr.
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Name: Anthony R. Manno Jr.
Title: President
Attest:
/s/ Jeffrey C. Nellessen
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Name: Jeffrey C. Nellessen
Title: Secretary
