EXCEL REALTY TRUST INC
S-3/A, 1997-02-04
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 1997
                                                                    ---
                                                   Registration No. 333-20005
    


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

   
                                   AMENDMENT
                                    NO. 1 TO
    
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            MARYLAND                                           33-0160389
  (State or other jurisdiction                                (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)


                         16955 VIA DEL CAMPO, SUITE 110
                           SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92127
                                 (619) 485-9400
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


                                                             Copies to:
              RICHARD B. MUIR                           SCOTT N. WOLFE, ESQ.
  EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY                  LATHAM & WATKINS
      16955 VIA DEL CAMPO, SUITE 110                 701 "B" STREET, SUITE 2100
        SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92127                  SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101
              (619) 485-9400                               (619) 236-1234
    (Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code,
           of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to
time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.
                                                                            ---

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box.  X
                                             ---

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
                                              ---

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering.
                       ---

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box.
                                ---
   
    

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.


                                  Page 1 of 16
                            Exhibit Index on Page 14
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PROSPECTUS

                            EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.

            196,656 Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

         This Prospectus relates to 196,656 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Excel Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"), which may be offered from time to time by certain
stockholders of the Company (such holders being hereinafter described as the
"Selling Stockholders"). The shares of Common Stock to be registered hereunder
are hereinafter referred to as the "Securities." The Selling Stockholders
acquired the Securities in private placements of the Company's Common Stock as
follows (i) 143,760 shares were acquired in 1996 in connection with the
satisfaction by the Company of indebtedness incurred in connection with the
acquisition of certain properties and (ii) 52,896 shares were acquired in 1997
upon the exchange of Limited Partnership units of Excel Realty Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"). The Company is the general
partner of the Partnership, and the limited partnership units were issued in
1995 in connection with the acquisition by the Partnership of certain properties
from the Selling Stockholders.

         All of the Securities are to be offered for the account of the Selling
Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders, directly or through agents, dealers or
underwriters, may offer and sell from time to time all or any part of the
Securities held by each of them in amounts and on terms to be determined or at
quoted prices then prevailing on the New York Stock Exchange. To the extent
required, the amounts of the Securities to be sold, purchase prices, public
offering prices, the names of any agents, dealers or underwriters, and any
applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be
set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement or, if appropriate, a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part. The Selling Stockholders reserve the sole right to accept and,
together with any agent of the Selling Stockholders, to reject in whole or in
part any proposed purchase of the Securities. The Selling Stockholders will pay
any sales commissions or other seller's compensation applicable to such
transactions. The Selling Stockholders and agents who execute orders on their
behalf may be deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined in Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and a portion
of any proceeds of sales and discounts, commissions or other seller's
compensation may be deemed to be underwriting compensation for purposes of the
Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may pledge or otherwise encumber shares
covered by this Prospectus pursuant to agreements with lenders, and to the
extent such shares subsequently become the property of such lenders pursuant to
such agreements, such shares may be offered and sold from time to time by such
lenders in the manner set forth above.

         The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities.

         The Company has agreed to pay all costs of the registration of the
Securities. Such costs, fees and disbursements are estimated to be approximately
$20,000.

         The Common Stock to be registered hereunder is listed for trading on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "XEL."

                        ---------------------------------

    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
     AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
          PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
              REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                        ---------------------------------

   
                The date of this Prospectus is February 4, 1997.
                                                       
    
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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The Company is subject to the information requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Company's
Exchange Act file number is 1-12244. Reports, proxy statements and other
information filed by the Company in accordance with the Exchange Act can be
inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7
World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such
material can be obtained at prescribed rates from the public reference section
of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Electronic
reports, proxy statements and other information filed through the Commission's
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system are publicly available
through the Commission's Web site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, the Common
Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and similar information
concerning the Company can be inspected and copied at the offices of the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

         The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (including all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), with
respect to the Securities offered hereby. As permitted by the rules and
regulations of the Commission, this Prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits and
schedules thereto. For further information about the Company and the Securities
offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits
thereto, which may be examined without charge at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of which may be obtained from the
Commission upon payment of the prescribed fees.

                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

         The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:

         (a)      The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Commission on March
                  31, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed
                  with the Commission on May 8, 1996, and Amendment No. 2 on
                  Form 10-K/A, filed with the Commission on June 4, 1996;

         (b)      The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended March 31, 1996, filed with the Commission on May 9,
                  1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A, filed with
                  the Commission on June 13, 1996;

         (c)      The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended June 30, 1996, filed with the Commission on August 12,
                  1996;

         (d)      The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 1996, filed with the Commission on
                  November 4, 1996;

         (e)      The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
                  Commission on July 2, 1996;
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         (f)      The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
                  Commission on December 16, 1996;

   
         (g)      The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the 
                  Commission on January 22, 1997;
    

         (h)      All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
                  the Exchange Act since the end of the Company's fiscal year
                  ended December 31, 1995; and

         (i)      The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's
                  Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission
                  on July 30, 1993.

         All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.

         A copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference
(other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference in any such document) will be provided without charge to any person,
including a beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered,
upon written or oral request. Requests for such copies should be addressed to
the Secretary of the Company, 16955 Via Del Campo, Suite 110, San Diego,
California 92127 (telephone number: (619) 485-9400).

                                   THE COMPANY

         The Company is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment
trust ("REIT") which acquires, owns and manages neighborhood and community
shopping centers and other retail and commercial properties which are primarily
leased on a long-term basis to major retail companies throughout the United
States. As of September 30, 1996, the Company owned or managed 40 shopping
centers, 71 single tenant properties, three commercial properties and office
buildings, and one additional property which was held for sale. As of September
30, 1996, the Company's 114 operating properties were located in 26 states,
contained approximately 7.4 million square feet of gross leasable area and
generated approximately $46.1 million in annualized base rental income.

         The Company emphasizes investments in retail properties where a
substantial portion of such properties' gross leasable area is subject to
long-term net leases to national or regional retail tenants. The Company seeks
to lease to national or regional retail tenants that market basic goods and
services to consumers and enjoy a leading position in their respective
industries.

         The Company's principal executive officers have worked together in
acquiring and managing retail and commercial real estate for over 15 years and
have administered the investments and affairs of the Company since 1989. As of
September 30, 1996, officers and directors of the Company owned approximately
7.5% of the Common Stock (including shares representing approximately 4.0% of
the Common Stock which may be acquired upon the exercise of options exercisable
within 60 days).

         The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes since 1987 and expects to continue to elect such status. Although the
Company believes that it was organized and has
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been operating in conformity with the requirements for qualification under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), no assurance can be
given that the Company will continue to qualify as a REIT. Qualification as a
REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions
for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations. If
in any taxable year the Company were to fail to qualify as a REIT, the Company
would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to stockholders in computing
taxable income and would be subject to federal taxation at regular corporate
rates. As a result, such a failure would adversely affect the Company's ability
to make distributions to its stockholders and could have an adverse effect on
the market value and marketability of the Common Stock.

         To ensure that the Company qualifies as a REIT, transfer of the shares
of Common Stock (including the Securities) is subject to certain restrictions 
and ownership of capital stock by any single person is limited to 9.8% by value 
of such capital stock, subject to certain exceptions. The Company's charter 
provides that any purported transfer in violation of the above-described 
ownership limitations shall be void ab initio.

         The shares of Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "XEL." The Company has paid regular and uninterrupted
distributions on the Common Stock since it commenced operations as a REIT in
1987. These distributions have increased from $0.18 per share of Common Stock in
the fourth quarter of 1987 to $0.46 per share of Common Stock in the fourth
quarter of 1996. The Company intends to continue making regular quarterly
distributions to its common stockholders. Distributions depend upon a variety of
factors, and there can be no assurance that distributions will be made.

         The Company was incorporated under the laws of California in 1985 and
reincorporated as a Maryland corporation in July 1993. The Company's executive
offices are located at 16955 Via Del Campo, Suite 110, San Diego, California
92127, and the Company's telephone number is (619) 485-9400.

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

         All of the Securities offered hereby will be sold for the account of
the Selling Stockholders. Information regarding the Selling Stockholders is set
forth in the following table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              STOCK OWNED        STOCK OFFERED FOR       STOCK OWNED
REGISTERED OWNER                                           PRIOR TO OFFERING    STOCKHOLDERS ACCT.      AFTER OFFERING
- ----------------                                           -----------------    ------------------      --------------
<S>                                                                <C>                     <C>                     <C>
Aaron, Jr., IRA, James M.                                            908                     908                   0
Aaron, Jr., James M.                                                 908                     908                   0
Alper, Dr. C. Harold                                                 908                     908                   0
Arnold, M.D., A/C Coleman L.                                         455                     455                   0
Binder, Claire S.                                                    363                     363                   0
Binder, M.D., Samuel S.                                              273                     273                   0
Binder, TTEE, Samuel S.                                            1,837                   1,837                   0
Boxell, Marilyn                                                      908                     908                   0
Brown, A/C Allen C.                                                  273                     273                   0
Brown, Allen C.                                                      851                     851                   0
Brown, Jr., Edward E.                                                363                     363                   0
Brown, Jr., IRA R/O, P/S Plan - E. E.                                545                     545                   0
Brown, Jr., TTEE for, Edward E.                                      567                     567                   0
Card, Jr., Lewis                                                     908                     908                   0
Caughan, A/C Bennett W.                                              908                     908                   0
Champion, Catherine S.                                               908                     908                   0
Champion, Jr., Walter C.                                           3,631                   3,631                   0
Clemons, James L. & Mary R.                                        1,181                   1,181                   0
Conley, Louise W.                                                  1,363                   1,363                   0
Demoss, Elizabeth J.                                                 455                     455                   0
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              STOCK OWNED        STOCK OFFERED FOR       STOCK OWNED
REGISTERED OWNER                                           PRIOR TO OFFERING    STOCKHOLDERS ACCT.      AFTER OFFERING
- ----------------                                           -----------------    ------------------      --------------
<S>                                                              <C>                     <C>                       <C>
Demoss, Nancy S.                                                   6,171                   6,171                   0
Demoss DTD 05/12/75, Thomas A.                                       473                     473                   0
Demoss DTD 05/15/79, Arthur                                          908                     908                   0
Demoss Trust U/A DTD 03/02/79, Arthur                                908                     908                   0
Dillender, Margaret S.                                             1,815                   1,815                   0
Dowell, William C.                                                   567                     567                   0
Ezell, William O.                                                    284                     284                   0
Fillauer, Carlton                                                    908                     908                   0
Gilley, M.D., E. Wayne                                             1,474                   1,474                   0
Grissom, A/C Wallace D.                                              727                     727                   0
Jensen, K. Donald                                                    908                     908                   0
Mayfield, C. Scott                                                   908                     908                   0
Mayfield, Muriel S.                                                  908                     908                   0
McCamish, Dewayne B.                                               1,815                   1,815                   0
Milne, Elizabeth B.                                                3,631                   3,631                   0
Mitchell, Allen M.                                                   455                     455                   0
Monroe County Employees Retirement System                        143,760                 143,760                   0
Morris, Patricia D.                                                  455                     455                   0
O'Kelley, James L.                                                 1,815                   1,815                   0
O'Kelley, Estate of Lucille S.                                       908                     908                   0
Oehmig, Margaret D.                                                  908                     908                   0
Pettway, George II                                                   567                     567                   0
Phillips, Jr., John B.                                               284                     284                   0
Piez, Charles & Mary                                                 455                     455                   0
Reese, Gwendolyn R.                                                  273                     273                   0
Robinson, William A.                                                 545                     545                   0
Sanders Pension Plan, Dr. J. Larry                                 1,089                   1,089                   0
Simerville, Lester T.                                                567                     567                   0
Snyder, Jr., TTEE, Paul E.                                         1,363                   1,363                   0
Stein, June H.                                                       567                     567                   0
Tanner, Jr. P/S Plan, Leonard R.                                     363                     363                   0
Thatcher, Joseph W.                                                  455                     455                   0
Woodward, David L.                                                   636                     636                   0
Woodward, Sandra                                                     273                     273                   0
                                                                 -------                 -------                   -
                                                   TOTALS        196,656                 196,656                   0
</TABLE>


         None of the Selling Stockholders has any position, office or other
material relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates (or had any such
position, office or material relationship within the past three years), or will
own greater than one percent of the Common Stock after this offering.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The Selling Stockholders are entitled to distribute from time to time
up to 196,656 shares of the Securities, representing approximately 1.1% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis as of December
31, 1997. The Selling Stockholders' plan of distribution is set forth on the
cover page of this Prospectus.

                                     EXPERTS

         The financial statements and related schedules of the Company included
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995, as amended, and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been
incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P., independent accountants, given on the authority of that firm as experts
in accounting and auditing.
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                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Company by Latham &
Watkins, San Diego, California. Latham & Watkins will rely as to certain matters
of Maryland law, including the legality of the Securities, on the opinion of
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Baltimore, Maryland.
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         No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give
any information or make any representations other than those contained in this
Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not
be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. This Prospectus does
not constitute an offer by the Company to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to
buy, the securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction where, or to any person
to whom, it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery
of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances,
create an implication that there has been any change in the affairs of the
Company since the date hereof or that the information contained herein is
correct or complete as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.




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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                            <C>
Available Information ..................................................       2

Incorporation of Certain
    Documents by Reference .............................................       2

The Company ............................................................       3

Selling Stockholders ...................................................       4

Plan of Distribution ...................................................       5

Experts ................................................................       5

Legal Matters ..........................................................       6
</TABLE>




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                            EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.




                                 196,656 SHARES

                                  COMMON STOCK




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                               P R O S P E C T U S

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                               FEBRUARY 4, 1997
    




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                                     PART II

                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

      The following is an itemized statement of expenses incurred in connection
with this Registration Statement. All such expenses will be paid by the Company.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>       
      Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee..........   $ 1,627.00
      Blue Sky fees and expenses...................................     2,000.00
      Public accountants' fees.....................................     5,000.00
      Company legal fees and expenses..............................    11,000.00
      Miscellaneous expenses.......................................       373.00
                                                                      
                TOTAL..............................................   $20,000.00
</TABLE>

All of the above items except the registration fee are estimates.

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         The Company's bylaws require the Company to indemnify its directors,
officers and certain other parties to the fullest extent permitted from time to
time by Maryland law. The Maryland General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to indemnify its directors, officers and certain other parties against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a
party by reason of their service to or at the request of the corporation, unless
it is established that the act or omission of the indemnified party was material
to the matter giving rise to the proceedings and (i) was committed in bad faith
or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the indemnified
party actually received an improper personal benefit, or (iii) in the case of
any criminal proceeding the indemnified party had reasonable cause to believe
that the act or omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be made against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding; provided,
however, that if the proceeding is one by or in the right of the corporation,
indemnification may not be made with respect to any proceeding in which the
director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. In
addition, a director or officer may not be indemnified with respect to any
proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or officer in
which the director or officer was adjudged to be liable on the basis that
personal benefit was improperly received. The termination of any proceeding by
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of
any order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttal presumption that
the director or officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required
for indemnification to be permitted. It is the position of the Commission that
indemnification of directors and officers for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is therefore unenforceable.




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Item 16.  Exhibits.

         4.1      Agreement of Limited Partnership of Excel Realty Partners,
                  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, dated as of April 24,
                  1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the
                  Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the
                  Commission on March 13, 1996).

         4.2      Contribution Agreement by and between each of the partnerships
                  named therein and Excel Realty Properties (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's Annual Report on
                  Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 13, 1996.)

   
         5.1      Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll.*

         23.1     Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (included in
                  Exhibit 5.1 hereto).*
    

         23.2     Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

   
         23.3     Consent of Squire & Co., PC
    

         24.1     Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
         
   
         * = previously filed
    

Item 17.  Undertakings.

         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
                  made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
                  Statement;

            (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
                  Securities Act;

            (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
                  the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
                  recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
                  or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
                  information set forth in this Registration Statement.
                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
                  volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
                  securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
                  and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
                  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
                  prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
                  if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
                  represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
                  aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
                  Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
                  Statement;

            (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
                  of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
                  Statement or any material change to such information in this
                  Registration Statement;

         provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i)
and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.




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         (2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                Securities Act, 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.

         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this 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.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Securities 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, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on the 4th day of
February, 1997.
    

                                   EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.


                                   By: /s/ GARY B. SABIN
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                           Gary B. Sabin
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


   
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
    


   
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<CAPTION>
Signature                     Title                                   Date
- ---------                     -----                                   ----
<S>                           <C>                                     <C>    
/s/Gary B. Sabin              President, Chief Executive Officer      February 4, 1997
- --------------------------    and Chairman of the Board                       
    Gary B. Sabin             (Principal Executive Officer)     

/s/ Richard B. Muir           Executive Vice President, Secretary     February 4, 1997
- --------------------------    and Director                                          
    Richard B. Muir                                                   

          *                   Chief Financial Officer (Principal      February 4, 1997
- --------------------------    Financial and Accounting Officer)                     
    David A. Lund                                                     

          *                   Director                                February 4, 1997
- --------------------------                                                          
    Boyd A. Lindquist                                                 

          *                   Director                                February 4, 1997
- --------------------------                                                          
    D. Charles Marston                                                

          *                   Director                                February 4, 1997
- --------------------------                                                          
    Robert E. Parsons, Jr.                                            

          *                   Director                                February 4, 1997
- --------------------------                                                          
    Bruce A. Staller                                                  

           *                  Director                                February 4, 1997
- --------------------------                                                          
    John H. Wilmot                                                    
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 or are incorporated herein by reference.

   
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<CAPTION>
Exhibit No.    Description                                                  Page
- -----------    -----------                                                  ----
<S>            <C>                                                          <C>    
4.1            Agreement of Limited Partnership of Excel Realty             --
               Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, dated as
               of April 24, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
               10.32 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed
               with the Commission on March 13, 1996).                      

4.2            Contribution Agreement by and between each of the            --
               partnerships named therein and Excel Realty Partners
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the
               Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the
               Commission on March 13, 1996.                                

5.1            Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll.                *

23.1           Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (included in    *
               Exhibit 5.1 hereto).                                         

23.2           Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.                          16

23.3           Consent of Squire & Co. PC                                   17

24.1           Power of Attorney (included on the signature page            --
               hereto).                                                     
* previously filed
    
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Excel Realty Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 5, 1996 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules of Excel Realty Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and
1993. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts."



                                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


   
San Diego, California
February 4, 1997
    

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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Excel Realty Trust, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated January 16, 1997 on
the Historical Summary of Operating Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of
the property acquired by Excel Realty Trust, Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1995.

/s/ SQUIRE & COMPANY, PC
Squire & Company, PC
Poway, California
February 4, 1997
    


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