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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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
INSIGNIA PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MARYLAND 57-1045190
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
ONE INSIGNIA FINANCIAL PLAZA, P.O. BOX 19059, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29602
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is to become effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:
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 Shares American Stock Exchange
of Beneficial Interest,
Par Value $.01 Per Share
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The material set forth in the section captioned "Description of Shares of
Beneficial Interest of IPT" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (Registration No. 333-53815), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 28, 1998, as amended, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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1 Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of
Insignia Properties Trust ("IPT") (filed as Exhibit
3.1 to IPT's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration No. 333-53815), filed on May 28, 1998
(the "Registration Statement") and incorporated
herein by reference).
2 Bylaws of IPT (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration
Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
3 Specimen Certificate for Common Shares of beneficial
interest, par value $.01 per share, of IPT (filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement and incorporated
herein by reference).
4 Prospectus of IPT (filed as part of the Registration
Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
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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, thereto duly authorized.
INSIGNIA PROPERTIES TRUST
Date: June 1, 1998 By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Cohen
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Jeffrey P. Cohen
Senior Vice President and Secretary
