SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) January 15, 1998
BALCOR EQUITY PROPERTIES LTD.-VIII
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Exact Name of Registrant
Illinois 0-9541
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State or other jurisdiction Commission file number
2355 Waukegan Road
Suite A200
Bannockburn, Illinois 36-3011615
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Address of principal I.R.S. Employer
executive offices Identification
Number
60015
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Zip Code
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(847) 267-1600
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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Proposed class action
On August 30, 1996, a proposed class action complaint was filed, Lenore Klein
vs. Lehman Brothers, Inc., et al. (Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division,
Union County, Docket No. Unn-L-5162-96). The complaint was amended on each of
October 18, 1996, December 5, 1997, and January 15, 1998. The Partnership,
additional limited partnerships which were sponsored by The Balcor Company,
American Express Company, Lehman Brothers, Inc., Smith Barney, Inc. and various
other entities were originally the named defendants in the action. The
December 5, 1997 and January 15, 1998 Amended Complaints, among other changes,
no longer name the Partnership as a defendant and all claims relating to the
Partnership have been eliminated from the Amended Complaint.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(A) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS:
None
(B) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
None
(C) EXHIBITS:
None
No information is required under Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 and these items
have, therefore, been omitted.
Signature
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BALCOR EQUITY PROPERTIES LTD.-VIII
By: BRI Partners-79, an Illinois
general partnership, its general
partner
By: RGF-Balcor Associates, an Illinois
general partnership, a partner
By: The Balcor Company,
a Delaware corporation,
a partner
By: /s/ Jerry M. Ogle
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Jerry M. Ogle, Managing Director
and General Counsel
Dated: February 6, 1998
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