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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 1995
Registration No. 33-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
23-6216339
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
455 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 135
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034
(Address of principal executive offices)
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
1993 JONATHAN B. WELLER NON QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Sylvan M. Cohen, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
455 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 135
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034
(Name and address of agent for service)
(215) 542-9250
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed Amount of
of securities to be registered offering price per maximum registration
registered share aggregate offering fee
price
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Incentive Stock Options; (1) (2) (2) $ 0
each option to purchase
not less than one share
of Beneficial Interest
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Shares of Beneficial 100,000 (2) $(2) $849.14
Interest, par value $1.00
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(1) There are outstanding options to purchase 100,000 shares of Beneficial
Interest. The amount being registered represents the maximum number of
shares of Beneficial Interest issuable upon exercise of options granted or
to be granted under the Registrant's 1993 Jonathan B. Weller Non Qualified
Stock Option Plan.
(2) Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933. The average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Shares of
Beneficial Interest on May 25, 1995 ("Market Price"), as reported on the
American Stock Exchange, was $22.0625. The price at which the options may be
exercised is $24.625 for all 100,000 outstanding options, and this actual
per Share exercise price, which price is higher than the Market Price, was
used to calculate the Registration Fee.
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PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
1993 JONATHAN B. WELLER NON QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION PLAN
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PART I
Item 1. PLAN INFORMATION
An aggregate of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of beneficial
interest in the Registrant ("Shares"), par value $1.00 per share, have been
authorized and reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted under
1993 Jonathan B. Weller Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), attached
hereto as Exhibit 4 and made a part hereof. The Plan was adopted, subject to
shareholder approval, pursuant to the Employment Agreement with Mr. Weller.
The Plan is administered by a Committee of the Board of the Trustees of
the Registrant, whose composition is described in Section 3(a) of the Plan. The
Committee has plenary authority in its discretion to exercise such power and
authority as is necessary for it to carry out its functions as described in the
Plan. Options for 100,000 Shares have been granted by the Committee to Mr.
Weller in accordance with his Employment Agreement, at an exercise price of
$24.625 per Share, and thus no more Shares are available for option under the
Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and motivate Mr. Weller, a
key officer and employee of the Registrant, and provide incentives and rewards
to encourage him to continue as an officer and employee and to increase his
efforts on behalf of the Registrant.
The purchase price of Shares upon exercise of an option is the fair
market value of the Shares, without regard to restriction, on the date on which
the option is granted, as set forth in Section 7 of the Plan. The purchase price
of the Shares was the opening price of Shares on the American Stock Exchange on
the date of the grant of the options. The options become exercisable in four
equal installments of 25,000 Shares and are exercisable for a term of up to ten
years from the date of grant. Options granted under the Plan are subject to
earlier vesting or termination upon disability, death, termination of employment
or change of control, all as more particularly set forth in Section 7 of the
Plan, incorporated herein by reference. Options granted under the Plan are not
transferrable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
The Plan provides for adjustments to compensation for certain changes
in the Shares of the Registrant, as is set forth in Section 8 of the Plan,
incorporated herein by reference. The Plan is not subject to any provisions of
the Employment Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Additional information
about the Plan may be obtained from the Registrant at the address and telephone
number provided on the first page of this Registration Statement.
Item 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
The documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement are available without charge, upon written or oral
request to the address and telephone number provided on the first page of this
Registration Statement.
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PART II
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The documents listed in (a) through (c) below are hereby incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8; and all documents
subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8, and shall be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such
documents.
(a) The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 1994.
(b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since August 31, 1994.
(c) The description of the Registrant's Certificates of Beneficial
Interest (the "Shares") contained in Registration Statements
filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Each Share has equal dividend and liquidation rights. The limited
voting rights of the Shareholders are as follows: each Share has one
non-cumulative vote operative only on questions of (1) increasing the liability
of Shareholders, which requires the consent of the holders of two-thirds of the
outstanding Shares, and (2) electing successors or additions to the present
Trustees. The Shares are fully paid and not subject to further calls or
assessment by the Trust. The Trust Agreement provides that Shareholders will not
be liable for assessment by the Trust and that the Trustees will have no general
power to bind them personally. The Shares are not convertible or subject to
redemption, and Shareholders have no pre-emptive or other rights to subscribe to
additional Shares. The Shares are transferable on the books of the Trust upon
surrender endorsed in the same manner as corporate stock. The transfer agent for
the Shares is The American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, NY. The
Shares are listed on the American Stock Exchange.
The Trust may be terminated and the rights of the Shareholders may be
modified by an amendment to the Trust Agreement approved by a vote of two-thirds
(but not less than four) of the Trustees. However, no amendment is effective to
increase the liability of Shareholders without the consent of the holders of
two-thirds of the outstanding Shares, and in no event can there be an amendment
requiring additional contributions from or assessments against the Shareholders.
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Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The legality of the securities being offered hereby is being passed
upon by Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and Cohen, 12 South 12th Street, PSFS
Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3981, counsel to the Registrant. Sylvan M.
Cohen, Esquire, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee of the
Registrant, and Robert Freedman, a Trustee of the Registrant, are partners of
Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and Cohen, and Messrs. Cohen, Freedman and
other attorneys of such firm own, beneficially or otherwise, Shares of the
Registrant. As of March 1, 1995, Mr. Cohen was the beneficial owner of
approximately 7.65% of the outstanding Shares. In addition, Mr. Cohen holds
options to purchase up to 91,250 Shares pursuant to the Registrant's Amended
Incentive and Non Qualified Stock Option Plan. Mr. Freedman holds options to
purchase up to 6,000 shares pursuant to the Registrant's Option Plan for
Non-Employee Trustees.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Trust Agreement
A. Right to Indemnification of Trustees and Officers
Every trustee and officer of the Registrant is entitled
pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be indemnified by the Registrant
against reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, and any liability paid
or incurred by such person in connection with any actual or threatened
claim, action, suit or proceeding, civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or other, whether brought by or in the right of the
Registrant or otherwise, in which he or she may be involved, as a party
or otherwise, by reason of such person's being or having been a trustee
or officer of the Registrant or by reason of the fact that such person
is or was serving in any capacity at the request of the Registrant as a
trustee, director, officer, employee, agent, partner, fiduciary or
other representative of another real estate investment trust,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or other entity. Covered liabilities include amounts of expenses,
liability, loss, judgments, excise taxes, fines and penalties and
amounts paid in settlement. However, there is no such right of
indemnification with respect to an action brought by a trustee or
officer against the Registrant (other than a suit for indemnification).
This indemnification includes the right to have expenses, incurred in
connection with an action, paid by the Registrant prior to final
disposition of such action, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by law. The payment to a trustee or an officer of such
expenses in advance of the final disposition of an action is contingent
upon delivery to the Registrant of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such person, to repay all the amounts advanced, without interest, if it
is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified under the Trust Agreement or otherwise. A person who is not
a trustee or officer of the Registrant may be similarly indemnified in
respect of service to the Registrant or to another such entity at the
request of the Registrant, to the extent the Board of Trustees
determines that he or she is entitled to indemnification under the
Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement does not provide for
indemnification where the underlying conduct of an officer or director
constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.
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B. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit
If a claim under the indemnification provisions of the Trust
Agreement is not paid in full by the Registrant within 60 days after a
written claim has been received by the Registrant, the claimant may
bring suit against the Registrant to recover the unpaid amount of the
claim, and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant is also
entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such a claim. If the
conduct of the claimant was such that under law the Registrant would be
prohibited from indemnifying the claimant for the amount claimed, this
will constitute a defense, which the Registrant will have the burden of
proving.
C. Insurance and Funding for Payment of Expenses
The Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance, at its
expense, to protect itself and any person eligible to be indemnified
hereunder against any liability or expense incurred in connection with
any action, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to
provide indemnification of such liability or expense by law or under
the provisions of the Trust Agreement. The Registrant may create a
trust fund, grant a security interest, cause a letter of credit to be
issued or use other means to insure the payment of indemnification.
D. Non-Exclusivity of Rights
The limitation of the trustees' liability and the right to
indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in the
Trust Agreement are not exclusive of any other rights that any person
may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Trust
Agreement, by-laws, other agreement, vote of shareholders or trustees
or otherwise.
E. Extent of Rights
The provisions in the Trust Agreement relating to the
limitation of trustees' liability, and relating to indemnification and
to the advancement of expenses create contractual rights in favor of
each of the trustees, officers and other persons entitled to
indemnification, which may be modified as to any trustee, officer or
other person only with his or her written consent. These contractual
rights survive when such a person ceases to have the status pursuant to
which he or she was entitled or denominated as entitled to
indemnification under the Trust Agreement and enure to the benefit of
his or her heirs and legal representatives. These contractual rights
apply to actions, suits or proceedings commenced after the adoption of
the Trust Agreement, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring
before or after the adoption of the Trust Agreement.
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Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
N/A
Item 8. EXHIBITS
4. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 1993 Jonathan B.
Weller Non Qualified Stock Option Plan.
5. Opinion of Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and Cohen as to
the legality of the securities being offered hereunder.
23.1 The consent of Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and Cohen is
included in their opinion filed hereto as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants.
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant
to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(e) To deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus to each
person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to
security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and
furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and where interim financial
information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set
forth in the Prospectus, to deliver or cause to be delivered to each person to
whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
financial information.
(h) Indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise; however, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Fort Washington, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 25th day
of May, 1995.
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUST
By: /s/ Sylvan M. Cohen
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Sylvan M. Cohen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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Name Capacity Date
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/s/ Sylvan M. Cohen Chairman of the Board, May 25, 1995
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Sylvan M. Cohen and Trustee
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ William R. Dimeling Trustee May 25, 1995
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William R. Dimeling
/s/ Jack Farber Trustee May 25, 1995
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Jack Farber
/s/ Robert Freedman Trustee May 25, 1995
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Robert Freedman
/s/ Lee H. Javitch Trustee May 25, 1995
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Lee H. Javitch
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(SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
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Name Capacity Date
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/s/ Samuel J. Korman Trustee May 25, 1995
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Samuel J. Korman
/s/ Jeffrey A. Linn Senior Vice President - May 25, 1995
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Jeffrey A. Linn
/s/ Dante J. Massimini Senior Vice President - May 25, 1995
- ---------------------- Finance and Treasurer
Dante J. Massimini (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey P. Orleans Trustee May 25, 1995
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Jeffrey P. Orleans
/s/ Robert G. Rogers Executive Vice President May 25, 1995
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Robert G. Rogers
/s/ Jonathan B. Weller President, Chief Operating May 25, 1995
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Jonathan B. Weller
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
1993 JONATHAN B. WELLER NON QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Name of Exhibit Page No.
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4. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 4-1
Option Plan for Non-Employee Trustees.
5. Opinion of Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and Cohen 5-1
as to the legality of the securities being offered hereunder.
23.1 The consent of Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman and N/A
Cohen is included in their opinion filed hereto as Exhibit
5 to the Registration Statement.
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public 23.2-1
accountants.
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EXHIBIT 4
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
1993 JONATHAN B. WELLER NON QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of the 1993 Jonathan B. Weller Non Qualified Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan") is to attract, retain, motivate and provide to Jonathan
B. Weller, who as a key officer and employee of Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust (the "Trust") will be largely responsible for the management,
growth and protection of the business of the Trust, with incentives and rewards
to encourage him to continue as an officer and employee and to increase his
efforts on behalf of the Trust.
2. The Plan. The Plan shall mean this Non Qualified Stock Option Plan and
shall consist of options to acquire shares of beneficial interest, par value
$1.00 per share, ("Options") of the Trust (the "Shares"), as amended from time
to time.
3. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by a Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"). The Committee
shall consist of three (3) or more members of the Board who are not eligible to
participate in the Plan while serving on the Committee and shall not have been
eligible for selection as a person to whom an Option under the Plan may be
granted pursuant to the Plan and shall be a "disinterested person" within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
any successor rule or regulation.
(b) The Committee may exercise such power and authority as may
be necessary for the Committee to carry out its functions as described in the
Plan. It shall have plenary authority in its discretion, subject only to the
express provisions of the Plan:
(i) to consider the position and responsibilities of
Mr. Weller, the nature and value to the Trust of his services and
accomplishments, his present and potential contribution to the success of the
Trust and such other factors as the Committee may deem relevant;
(ii) to prescribe the form of the instruments
evidencing any Options granted under the Plan;
(iii) to interpret and construe any provision of the
Plan and determine the terms and provisions of the agreements evidencing the
Options and to make all other determinations necessary for Plan administration;
(iv) to adopt, amend and rescind rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan and for its own acts and
proceedings;
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(v) to decide all questions and settle all
controversies and disputes of general applicability which may arise in
connection with the Plan; and
(vi) to amend the terms of the Plan as provided in
Section 9.
All decisions, determinations and interpretations with respect to the
foregoing matters shall be made by the Committee and shall be final and binding
upon all persons. Acts of a majority of the members of the Committee present at
any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by a
majority of the Committee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee.
The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, accelerate the date on which
any Option granted under the Plan becomes exercisable or, subject to Section
7(d) hereof, extend the term of any Option granted under the Plan.
No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action,
omission or determination made in good faith by the Board or the Committee with
respect to the Plan or any grant of an Option under it, and the Trust shall
indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other Trustee
or employee of the Trust to whom any duty or power relating to the
administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated against any cost
or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in
settlement of a claim with approval of the Committee) arising out of any action,
omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such
action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, Trustee or
employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best
interests of the Trust.
4. Effectiveness and Termination of Plan. This Plan shall become effective
as of the date of adoption thereof by the Board, subject to approval of this
Plan by the shareholders of the Trust. Any Option outstanding under this Plan at
the time of termination of the Plan shall remain in effect in accordance with
its terms and conditions and those of the Plan. This Plan shall terminate on the
earliest of:
(a) the tenth anniversary of the effective date as determined
under this Section 4; or
(b) the date when all Shares reserved for issuance under the
Plan shall have been acquired through exercise of Options granted under the
Plan; or
(c) such earlier date as the Board may determine.
5. Shares Subject to the Plan. The aggregate number of Shares which may be
subject to Options granted under the Plan shall be one hundred thousand
(100,000) or the number and kinds of Shares or other securities which shall be
substituted for the Shares or to which such Shares shall be changed as provided
in Section 8. The Shares deliverable upon the exercise of an option under the
Plan may be made available from unissued Shares not reserved for any other
purpose or Shares reacquired by the Trust. All or any Shares subjected under
this Plan to an Option which, for any reason, terminates unexercised as to such
shares, may again be subjected to an Option under the Plan.
6. Option Agreement. Mr. Weller shall enter into a written agreement with
the Trust, which shall contain such provisions, consistent with the Plan, as may
be established at any time or from time to time by the Committee.
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7. Grant, Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. Options may be granted by
the Committee to Mr. Weller at any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of the Plan. Except as hereinafter provided, Options granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Grantee. The Grantee shall be Mr. Jonathan B. Weller, who
is an officer and employee of the Trust, and who is to be largely responsible
for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Trust.
(b) Purchase Price. The purchase price of Shares upon exercise
of an Option granted under the Plan shall be the fair market value of the
Shares, without regard to restriction, on the date on which such Option is
granted.
(c) Payment for Shares. The purchase price for Shares upon
exercise of an Option shall be paid in full in United States dollars in cash or
by check at the time of purchase; provided, however, that at the discretion of
the Committee, the purchase price may be paid with (i) Shares of the Trust
already owned by, and in possession of, Mr. Weller or (ii) any combination of
United States dollars or Shares of the Trust. Shares of the Trust used to
satisfy the exercise price of an Option shall be valued as of the date of
exercise at their fair market value determined by the Committee. The purchase
price shall not be subject to adjustment, except as provided in Section 8
hereof.
(d) Duration and Exercise of Options. Options may be
exercisable for terms of up to but not exceeding ten years from the date the
particular Option is granted. Subject to the foregoing, Options shall be
exercisable at such time and in such amounts (up to the full amount thereof) as
may be determined separately in each instance by the Committee at the time of
the grant. If an Option granted under the Plan is exercisable in installments,
the Committee shall determine what events, if any, will make it subject to
acceleration. During Mr. Weller's lifetime, only he may exercise an Option.
(e) Termination of Employment. Upon the termination of Mr.
Weller's employment, his rights to exercise an Option held by him shall be as
follows:
(i) Disability. If Mr. Weller's employment is
terminated because of permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3),
the Option shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable to the extent
not previously exercised and he may, within nine months following such
termination, exercise the Option with respect to all or any part of the Shares
subject thereto. However, if he dies before the end of the nine month period
after the termination of his employment, his estate (as defined below in Section
7(f)(ii) hereof) shall have the right, subject to the procedures set forth
below, to exercise such Option.
(ii) Death. If Mr. Weller's employment is terminated
by death the Option shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable to the
extent not previously exercised, and his estate shall have the right for a
period of nine months following the date of such death to exercise the Option.
Mr. Weller's "estate" shall mean his legal representative upon his death or any
person who acquires the right to exercise an Option by reason of Mr. Weller's
death. The Committee may in its discretion require the estate of Mr. Weller to
supply the Committee with written notice of Mr. Weller's death and a copy of the
will or such other evidences as the Committee deems necessary to establish the
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validity of the transfer of an Option. The Committee may also require that the
estate of Mr. Weller agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of
the Plan.
(iii) With Good Reason or Without "Cause". If Mr.
Weller's employment is terminated by him "With Good Reason" (as defined below)
or by the Trust without "Cause" (as defined in subsection (iv) below) the Option
shall fully vest and become immediately exercisable to the extent not previously
exercised and he may, within six months following such termination, exercise the
Option with respect to all or any part of the Shares subject thereto. As used in
this subsection (iii) of this Section 7(e), "With Good Reason" shall mean:
(I) the assignment to Mr. Weller of any
duties inconsistent with his position, authority, duties or responsibilities as
contemplated by his employment agreement, or any action by the Trust which
results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action
promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Mr. Weller;
(II) any breach by the Trust of Mr.
Weller's employment agreement other than an isolated, insubstantial and
inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the
Trust promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Mr. Weller;
(III) the Trust requiring Mr. Weller to be
based at any office or location more than 45 miles from the Trust's headquarters
as of the date hereof;
(IV) delivery by the Trust to Mr. Weller of
a notice that his employment agreement is not being renewed.
(iv) Cause. If the employment of Mr. Weller is
terminated for "Cause" (as defined below) or Mr. Weller terminates his
employment without Good Reason his right under any then outstanding Option shall
terminate at the time of such termination of employment. As used in this
subsection (iv) of this Section 7(e) "Cause" shall mean (I) the willful and
continued failure of Mr. Weller to perform substantially Mr. Weller's duties
with the Trust (other than any such failure resulting from Mr. Weller's
Disability), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to
Mr. Weller by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust which
specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or Chief Executive Officer
believes that the Trust has not substantially performed Mr. Weller's duties, or
(II) the willful engaging by Mr. Weller in illegal conduct or misconduct which
is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Trust.
(v) Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a
"Change of Control" (as defined below), each Option granted under the Plan and
outstanding at such time shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable
to the extent not previously exercised and shall remain exercisable until its
expiration, termination or cancellation pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
"Change of Control shall mean:
(I) The acquisition by any individual,
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person")
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
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Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Trust entitled to vote generally in the
election of trustees (the "Outstanding Shares"); provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute
a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Trust, (i) any
acquisition by the Trust, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Trust or any corporation
controlled by the Trust, (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a
transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (III)
below, or (v) any acquisition by any Person entitled to file Form 13G under the
Exchange Act with respect to such acquisition; or
(II) individuals who, as of the date
hereof, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election or
nomination for election by the Trust's shareholders was approved by a vote of at
least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board; or
(III) approval by the shareholders of the
Trust of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Trust (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i)
all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial
owners of the Outstanding Shares immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of stock and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
trustees, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of
such transaction owns the Trust or all or substantially all of the Trust's
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Shares, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) of the Trust or such corporation resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or
more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of stock of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that
such ownership existed prior to he Business Combination and (iii) at least a
majority of the members of the board of trustees or directors of the entity
resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the
Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(IV) approval by the shareholders of the
Trust of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Trust.
(vi) Other Reasons. In the case of termination of Mr.
Weller's employment for any reason other than those provided above under
"Disability", "Death", "With Good Reason" or Without "Cause", or "Cause" he may,
within the six month period following such termination, exercise the Option
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to the extent that the right to exercise had accrued prior to such termination.
However, if he dies prior to the end of the three-month period after termination
of his employment, his estate (as defined above in Section 7(e)(ii) hereof)
shall have the right, subject to the procedures set forth above, to exercise
such Option within nine months following the date of death.
(f) Transferability of Option. No Options shall be transferable unless
transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
(g) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Subject to the
terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may
modify, accelerate, extend or renew outstanding Options granted under the Plan,
including amending the terms of an Option at any time or accept the surrender of
outstanding Options (to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the
granting of new Options in substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore
exercised). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no modification of an Option
shall, without the consent of Mr. Weller, impair any rights or alter any
obligations under any Option theretofore granted under the Plan.
(h) Other Terms and Conditions. Options may contain such other
provisions not inconsistent with any of the foregoing terms as the Committee
shall deem appropriate.
8. Adjustment for Changes in the Shares.
(a) In the event the Shares, as presently constituted, shall be changed
into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other
securities of the Trust or of another trust or corporation (whether by reason of
merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, split, reverse split,
combination of shares or otherwise), then there shall be substituted for or
added to each Share theretofore appropriated or thereafter subject or which may
become subject to an Option under this Plan, the number and kind of Shares or
other securities into which each outstanding Share shall be so changed, or for
which each such Share shall be exchange, or to which each such Share shall be
entitled, as the case may be. Outstanding Options shall also be appropriately
amended as to price and other terms as may be necessary to reflect the foregoing
events. In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of
the outstanding Shares, or of any share or other securities into which such
Shares shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, then,
if the Board shall, in its sole discretion, determine that such change equitably
requires an adjustment in any Option theretofore granted or which may be granted
under the Plan, such adjustments shall be made in accordance with such
determination.
(b) Fractional Shares resulting from any adjustment in Options pursuant
to this Section 8 may be settled in cash or otherwise as the Committee or Board
shall determine. Notice of any adjustment shall be given by the Trust to Mr.
Weller and such adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be
effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 8(a) hereof, the Board or the Committee
shall have the power, in the event of the disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Trust, or the dissolution of the Trust, or the merger
or consolidation of the Trust with or into any other real estate investment
trust, corporation, or the merger or consolidation of any other real estate
investment trust or corporation into the Trust, or the making of a tender offer
to purchase all or a substantial portion of the Shares of the Trust, to amend
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all outstanding Options (upon such conditions as it shall deem appropriate) to
(i) permit the exercise of all such Options prior to the effectiveness of any
such transaction and to terminate such Options as of such effectiveness, or (ii)
require the forfeiture of all Options, provided the Trust pays to Mr. Weller the
excess of the fair market value of the Shares in which Mr. Weller's rights have
not become vested at such date over the purchase price, as provided for in
Section 7(b) hereof, or (iii) make such other provisions as the Board or
Committee shall deem equitable.
9. Amendment of the Plan. The Committee may amend the Plan, may correct
any defect or supply any omissions or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or
in any Option in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry
the Plan into effect without action on the part of the shareholders of the
Trust; provided, however that, except as provided in Section 8 hereof and this
Section 9, without prior approval by the shareholders of the Trust: (i) the
total number of Shares subject to the Plan shall not be increased; (ii) no
Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted;
(iii) the expiration date of the Plan shall not be extended; (iv) transfer the
administration of the Plan to any person who is not a "disinterested person" as
defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and as amended from time to time; and (v) no amendment shall be of any
force and effect which shall decrease the price at which Options may be granted,
permit the grant of any Option to purchase Shares subject to such Option,
increase the number of Shares to be received on exercise of an Option, or
materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the
Plan.
10. Interpretation and Construction. The interpretation and
construction of any provision of the Plan by the Committee shall be final,
binding and conclusive for all purposes.
11. Application of Funds. The proceeds received by the Trust from the
sale of Shares pursuant to this Plan will be used for general Trust purposes.
12. No Obligation to Exercise Option. The granting of an Option shall
impose no obligation upon Mr. Weller to exercise the Option.
13. Plan Not a Contract of Employment. The Plan is not a contract of
employment, and the terms of employment of Mr. Weller shall not be affected in
any way by the Plan or related instruments except as specifically provided
herein. The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as conferring any
legal rights upon Mr. Weller for a continuance of employment nor shall it
interfere with the right of the Trust to discharge Mr. Weller and to treat him
without regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him as a
grantee of an Option.
14. Expenses of the Plan. All of the expenses of administering the Plan
shall be paid by the Trust.
15. Compliance with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Trust shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or
delivered any certificates for Shares to be delivered pursuant to the exercise
of an Option unless and until the Trust is advised by its counsel that the
issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations or governmental authority and the requirements of any exchange
upon which Shares are traded. The Trust shall in no event be obligated to
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register any securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (as now in effect
or as hereafter amended) or to take any other action in order to cause the
issuance and delivery of such certificates to comply with any such law,
regulations or certificates and in order to ensure compliance with such laws,
regulations or requirement. The Committee may require, as a condition of the
issuance and delivery of such certificates and in order to ensure compliance
with such laws, regulations and requirements, such representations as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable. Each Option
shall be subject to the further requirement that if at any time the Board shall
determine in its discretion that the listing or qualification of the Shares
subject to such Option, under any securities exchange or association
requirements or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection
with, the granting of such Optionor the issue of Shares thereunder, such Option
may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification,
consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions
not acceptable to the Board.
16. Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, this
Plan shall be construed an enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Date of Adoption
By the Board: December 14, 1993
Date of Approval
By the Shareholders: December 15, 1994.
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EXHIBIT 5
June 1, 1995
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
455 Pennsylvania Avenue
Suite 135
Fort Washington, PA 19034
RE: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust - Registration
Statement on Form S-8
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Gentlemen:
Our opinion has been requested in connection with the Registration
Statement ("Registration Statement") and the Prospectus included therein (the
"Prospectus") of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, an unincorporated
association in business trust form, formed in Pennsylvania pursuant to a trust
agreement dated December 27, 1960, as amended and restated on December 16, 1987
(the "Trust"). The Registration Statement, which was filed by EDGAR transmission
on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relates to the issuance of up to 100,000
shares of beneficial interest, par value $1.00 (the "Shares") of the Trust in
connection with the Trust's 1993 Jonathan B. Weller Non Qualified Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan").
We are rendering this Opinion to you pursuant to Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K.
We are generally familiar with the affairs of the Trust, with
the preparation of the Registration Statement, and with the conduct of trust
proceedings related to the Plan. In order to render this opinion, we have
reviewed originals or copies (certified to our satisfaction to be true and
correct) of the following documents:
(I) The Trust Agreement, as Amended and Restated December 16,
1987;
(II) Resolutions duly adopted at the December 14, 1993 meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
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June 1, 1995
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(III) Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Holders of Certificates of
Beneficial Interest of the Trust, held on December 15, 1994;
(IV) Resolutions duly adopted at the September 17, 1990 meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
(V) Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Holders of Certificates of
Beneficial Interest of the Trust, held on December 19, 1990;
(VI) The Trust's Proxy Materials in connection with the 1994 Annual
Meeting of Holders of Certificates of Beneficial Interest;
(VII) The Trust's Additional Listing Applications with the American
Stock Exchange respecting the Shares, approved on September
30, 1991 and March 6, 1995; and
(VIII) The Plan.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that:
1. The Trust validly exists under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, has duly recorded its Trust Agreement and has all
requisite authority to conduct the business in which it is engaged.
2. The Shares, which are issuable upon the exercise of options granted
pursuant to the terms of the Plan and are included in the Registration
Statement, have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for
issuance by all necessary action of the Trust and, when delivered
against payment of the exercise price therefor as provided in the Plan,
will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
As described in the Registration Statement under the caption
"Legal Opinion", Sylvan M. Cohen, Esquire, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
a Trustee of the Trust, and Robert Freedman, Esquire, a Trustee of the Trust,
are partners of this firm, and Messrs. Cohen, Freedman and other attorneys in
this firm own, beneficially or otherwise, Shares of the Trust. In addition, Mr.
Cohen holds options to purchase up to 91,250 Shares pursuant to the Trust's
Amended Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan. Mr. Freedman holds options
to purchase up to 6,000 Shares pursuant to the Trust's Option Plan for
Non-Employee Trustees.
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June 1, 1995
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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm contained in
the Registration Statement filed with the Commission of which the Prospectus is
part and to the use of this Opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ COHEN, SHAPIRO, POLISHER,
SHIEKMAN AND COHEN
COHEN, SHAPIRO, POLISHER,
SHIEKMAN AND COHEN
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8, of our report dated
October 24, 1994, which appears on page 20 of the 1994 annual report to
shareholders of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (the "Trust"), which
annual report is incorporated by reference in the Trust's annual report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1994, and to all references to our
Firm included in this registration statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Philadelphia, Pa.,
May 26, 1995
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