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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 21, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GREAT LAKES REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MARYLAND 36-3844714
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
823 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 300
OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 60521
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become effective
pursuant to the General simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1), please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. / / registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2), please
check the following box. / /
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The information required by this item is set forth under the caption
"Capital Stock of the Company" in the Registration Statement on Form S-11
(No. 333-22619) of Great Lakes REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on February 28, 1997 (as supplemented and amended through the
date hereof, the "S-11"). Any prospectus related to the S-11 and
subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed with the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. but are not filed with, or incorporated by reference in, this Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission.
2.1 The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996.
2.2 The Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting held
September 24, 1996.
2.3 Charter of the Company.
2.4 Bylaws of the Company.
2.5 Specimen Certificate for the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the
Company.
2.6 The Company's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, on April 21,
1997.
GREAT LAKES REIT, INC.
By: /s/ Richard L. Rasley
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Richard L. Rasley
Executive Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
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