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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
Post Properties, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia No. 58-2053632
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
3350 Cumberland Circle, N.W.
Suite 2200
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to securities and is to become
General Instruction A(c)(1) please check effective simultaneously with the
the following box. [ ] effectiveness of a concurrent
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:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each Class to which each class is to
be so registered be registered
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8 1/2% Series A Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Shares par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information required by Item 1 is set forth under the caption
"Description of Preferred Stock" in the Prospectus Supplement to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-3555), which will
be subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b), and which
description is incorporated herein by this reference and qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, Articles
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, each of which are
attached as exhibits hereto, which set forth in full the preferences,
limitations and relative rights of each class of the Registrant's capital stock.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. A specimen certificate of Preferred Stock (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(e) to the Registrant's Form 8-K
dated September 27, 1996).
2. Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-11, Registration No.
33-61936).
3. Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of
the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(d)
to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 27, 1996).
4. Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-11, Registration No. 33-61936).
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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.
POST PROPERTIES, INC.
By: Sherry W. Cohen
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Sherry W. Cohen
Senior Vice President
Dated: September 27, 1996
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Exhibits
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1 A specimen certificate of Preferred Stock (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to the Registrant's Form 8-K
dated September 27, 1996).
2 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-11, Registration No. 33-61936)
3 Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of
the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(d)
to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 27, 1996).
4 ByLaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-11, Registration No. 33-61936).
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