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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 1999
File No. 333-______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 13-3675988
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation of Organization)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 474-1300
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 1993 SHARE OPTION AND SHARE AWARD PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Douglas Crocker II
President and Chief Executive Officer
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 450
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(312) 474-1300
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
William C. Hermann, Esq.
Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1515
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 466-3927
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Amount to be Aggregate Price Aggregate Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Per Share (1) Offering Price (1) Registration Fee
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest,
$.01 par value......................... 12,500,000(2) $43.00 $193,500,000(2) $53,793(2)
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(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the
registration fee based upon the average high and low prices reported
for such shares on the New York Stock Exchange on July 20, 1999,
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1).
(2) 8,000,000 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Registrant (the
"Common Shares") have previously been registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to an effective Registration Statement
on Form S-8. The amount of the registration fee, therefore, relates to
only those additional 4,500,000 Common Shares being registered pursuant
hereto.
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PART II
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement of Equity Residential Properties Trust (the
"Company") incorporates by reference the contents of the Company's previous
registration statement on Form S-8 dated June 5, 1998 (No. 333-56165) covering
8,000,000 of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value
per share (the "Common Shares"), issuable upon the award of share grants and the
exercise of share options granted under the Company's Fourth Amended and
Restated 1993 Share Option and Share Award Plan (the "Plan"), which previous
registration statement incorporates by reference therein the contents of the
Company's registration statement on Form S-8 dated October 3, 1997 (No.
333-37121) and registration statement No. 333-37121 incorporates by reference
therein the contents of the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 dated
June 26, 1996 (File No. 333-06867).
On March 12, 1999, the Company's Board of Trustees approved a
resolution amending the Plan (together with other amendments thereto
constituting the Company's Fifth Amended and Restated 1993 Share Option and
Share Award Plan, the "Amended Plan") to increase the number of Common Shares
issuable thereunder by 4,500,000 Common Shares to an aggregate of 12,500,000
Common Shares. On May 17, 1999, the Company's shareholders approved the Amended
Plan. The total number of Common Shares currently registered for issuance
pursuant to the Plan is 8,000,000 and this registration statement covers the
additional 4,500,000 Common Shares to be registered hereunder.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
See Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.
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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
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 the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on July 21, 1999.
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ Douglas Crocker II
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Douglas Crocker II, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Trustee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Douglas Crocker II and Sheli Z.
Rosenberg, or either of them, his attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign
any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith or in connection with the registration of the Securities
under the Exchange Act, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection
with such matters as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on July 21, 1999:
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/s/ Samuel Zell Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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Samuel Zell
/s/ Douglas Crocker II President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
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Douglas Crocker II
/s/ Gerald A. Spector Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Trustee
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Gerald A. Spector
/s/ David J. Neithercut Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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David J. Neithercut
/s/ Michael J. McHugh Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
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Michael J. McHugh
/s/ Stephen O. Evans Executive Vice President and Trustee
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Stephen O. Evans
/s/ Sheli Z. Rosenberg Trustee
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Sheli Z. Rosenberg
/s/ James D. Harper, Jr. Trustee
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James D. Harper, Jr.
/s/ Errol R. Halperin Trustee
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Errol R. Halperin
/s/ John Alexander Trustee
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John Alexander
/s/ B. Joseph White Trustee
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B. Joseph White
/s/ Henry H. Goldberg Trustee
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Henry H. Goldberg
/s/ Jeffrey H. Lynford Trustee
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Jeffrey H. Lynford
Trustee
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Edward Lowenthal
/s/ Boone A. Knox Trustee
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Boone A. Knox
/s/ Michael N. Thompson Trustee
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Michael N. Thompson
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Exhibit Numbered
Number Description Page
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4.1 * Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended
4.2 ** Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
4.3 Form of Equity Residential Properties Trust Fifth Amended
and Restated 1993 Share Option and Share Award Plan
5 Opinion of Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.4 Consent of Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C. (included in
Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney (filed as part of the signature page to
the Registration Statement)
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* Included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
** Included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-24653, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1993 SHARE OPTION AND SHARE AWARD PLAN
(AS LAST AMENDED MAY 17, 1999)
1. PURPOSES. The Equity Residential Properties Trust 1993 Share Option
and Share Award Plan (the "Plan") was established by Equity Residential
Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), to
secure for the Company and its shareholders the benefits arising from capital
ownership by those key employees, officers, trustees and consultants of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) who are and will be responsible
for its future growth and continued success. The Plan is hereby amended and
restated to further accomplish those objectives.
The Plan will provide a means whereby such individuals may: (i) receive
authorized common shares of beneficial interest of the Company ("Shares"),
subject to conditions and restrictions described herein and otherwise determined
by the Committee (defined below) ("Share Awards"); (ii) acquire Shares pursuant
to grants of options to purchase such Shares ("Options"); (iii) acquire Share
Appreciation Rights ("SARs") in tandem with or independent of Options referred
to in item (ii) above; or (iv) receive dividend equivalent rights with respect
to Shares ("Dividend Equivalents"). The term "Subsidiary" means each entity the
Company owns or controls directly or indirectly either through voting control or
as a general partner, provided that, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options (as
defined below) such term shall have the meaning given in Section 424 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, amended (the "Code").
2. ADMINISTRATION. The authority to manage and control the operation
and administration of the Plan shall be vested in a Committee (the "Committee")
consisting of two or more members of the Board of Trustees of the Company, each
of whom is a "disinterested person" as such term is defined in Section
16b-3(c)(2)(i) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") (except that, with respect to grants
of Options and SARs, such grant or award is made by a Committee consisting of
two or more "outside directors" as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.162-27(e)(3)), who shall be appointed by, and may be removed by, such
Board, provided that the Committee shall have no authority, power or discretion
to determine the number or timing of Options granted pursuant to paragraph 3(b)
below, or to alter the terms and conditions of Options or Share Awards as set
forth therein. Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any decision
made by the Committee on any other matter within its discretion is final and
binding on all persons. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any
action or determination made with respect to the Plan. The day-to-day
administration of the Plan may be carried out by an Option Coordinator
designated by the General Counsel of the Company.
3. PARTICIPATION.
(a) Generally. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
the Committee shall determine and designate from time to time the key employees,
officers, trustees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries to whom
Share Awards, Options, SARs or Dividend Equivalents are to be granted
("Grantees" and individually, a "Grantee") and the number of Shares subject to
such Share Awards, Options, SARs or Dividend Equivalents to be granted to the
Grantees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Shares
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with respect to which Options and SARs may be granted during any calendar year
to any Grantee is 500,000 Shares.
(b) BOARD OF TRUSTEES. An Option to purchase 5,000 Shares shall
be awarded to each member of the Board of Trustees of the Company on the date of
each annual meeting of the Company's shareholders. A Trustee shall become a
Grantee in the Plan on the first date on which the Trustee is awarded an Option
under the Plan. Trustees who are not members of the Committee may, in addition
to Options awarded under this paragraph, also be entitled to Options under
paragraph 3(a).
(c) ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN. As of a date (the "Bonus Date")
selected by the Committee that is not less than 30 days before or after the date
on which a bonus (a "Bonus") is earned by an individual under the Company's
Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"), the Committee may, in its
discretion, elect to pay all or a portion of such Bonus in the form of a Share
Award, Option, SAR or Dividend Equivalent, or some combination thereof, having
an aggregate Grant Value (defined below), determined as of the Bonus Date, equal
to the cash amount of the Grantee's bonus being so replaced (the "Award
Portion"). All grants made pursuant to the foregoing shall be in full
satisfaction of the applicable portion of the Award Portion, shall be made
without other payment therefor, and shall be governed by paragraphs 5, 6, 7 or 8
hereof, as applicable. Such opportunity provided under this subparagraph (c) is
subject to compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
(b) VALUE. For all purposes of the Plan:
(i) the "Grant Value" of grants made pursuant to
paragraph 3(c) shall equal (a) for a Share Award, the
Fair Market Value of a Share (as defined below), as
of the date of grant, (b) for an Option or SAR, the
difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share
and the exercise or base price of the Option or SAR,
times the number of Shares subject to the Option or
SAR; and (c) for a Dividend Equivalent, the Fair
Market Value of a Share times the number of Shares
subject to the Dividend Equivalent; and
(ii) the "Fair Market Value" of a Share as of any date
means the closing price of the Shares on the New York
Stock Exchange on such date.
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 13, (i) the aggregate number of Shares for which Share Awards,
Options and Dividend Equivalents may be granted under the Plan shall not
exceed 12,500,000 Shares and (ii) no more than half of the number of Shares
described in clause (i) may be subject to Share Awards granted under the
Plan. Shares subject to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares,
Shares now held in the treasury of the Company or Shares hereafter acquired
by the Company. In the event that (i) any Option granted under the Plan
expires unexercised or is terminated, surrendered or canceled (other than in
connection with the exercise of a "Tandem SAR" (defined below)) without being
exercised, in whole or in part, for any reason, or (ii) any Tandem SAR grant
under the Plan expires unexercised or is terminated, surrendered or canceled
(other than in connection with the exercise of its related Option), or (iii)
any "Non-Tandem SAR" (defined below) granted under the Plan expires
unexercised or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without being
exercised, in whole
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or in part, for any reason, then the number of Shares then subject to the
Option or SAR, or the unexercised, terminated, surrendered, forfeited,
canceled or reacquired portion thereof, shall be added to the remaining
number of Shares available for grant under the Plan unless the Plan shall
have terminated.
5. SHARE AWARDS. This paragraph 5 sets forth specific terms and
conditions applicable to Share Awards under the Plan.
(a) CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS. Share Awards shall be subject
to the following conditions and/or restrictions:
(i) A Share Award granted under paragraph 3(a) shall be
subject to the conditions that it is subject to a minimum vesting period of one
year from the date of grant and it will be forfeited to the Company upon the
Grantee's termination of employment with the Company within one year from the
date of grant of the Share Award ("Date of Grant'), and may be subject to such
further conditions and restrictions established by the Committee at the Date of
Grant (including conditions requiring employment by the Grantee for a period in
excess of one year).
(ii) A Share Award granted under paragraph 3(c) shall be
forfeited to the Company upon the Grantee's termination of employment with the
Company within two years from the Date of Grant, unless (A) such Grantee has
five years of service for vesting purposes under the Equity Residential
Properties Trust Advantage Retirement Plan at the time of such termination of
employment, (B) such termination of employment occurs other than involuntarily
and for "cause" (as determined by the Committee in its discretion), and (C)
within one year following such termination of employment, the Grantee does not
become employed by a competitor of the Company.
(iii) The Committee may, but need not, establish
performance goals to be achieved within such performance periods as may be
selected by it in its sole discretion, using such measures of the performance of
the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as it may select. Performance-based Share
Awards will be fully vested in the Grantee at the discretion of the Committee,
but in no event earlier than upon the one-year anniversary of the date of the
grant, provided that the Grantee's employment with the Company has not been
terminated.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set
forth in the preceding paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) shall immediately lapse
such that they are of no effect in the event of the termination of a Grantee's
employment: (A) because of the Grantee's "Disability" (as defined below) or
death, (B) in connection with the Grantee's retirement at or after age 62, or
(C) upon a "Change in Control" of the Company or (D) under circumstances deemed
to warrant such treatment by the Plan Administrator. For purposes of the Plan,
"Plan Administrator" shall mean the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and any one member of the Committee, or the full Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the affected Grantee is a "covered
employee" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, (i) any authority of the
Plan Administrator under the Plan may only be exercised if the existence of such
authority would not cause the related Share Award, Option or SAR to fail to
constitute performance based compensation on its Date of Grant under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.162-27; and (ii) "Plan Administrator" shall mean only the
full Committee if the exercise of such authority by the President and Chief
Executive Officer and any one member of the Committee would adversely affect the
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grant's status as performance based compensation and its exercise by the full
Committee would not so affect such status. For purposes of this Plan,
"Disability" shall mean a physical or mental condition that entitles a
Participant to benefits under the Employer-sponsored long-term disability plan
in which he or she participates, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its
sole and absolute discretion. For purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control"
shall be deemed to occur upon: (1) the acquisition by any entity, person, or
group of more than 50% of the outstanding Shares from the holders thereof; (2) a
merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities as a
result of which the ultimate holders of outstanding Shares immediately prior to
such merger hold less than 50% of the shares of beneficial ownership of the
surviving or resulting corporation; or (3) a transfer of substantially all of
the property of the Company other than to an entity of which the Company
directly or indirectly owns at least 50% of the shares of beneficial ownership.
(b) RIGHTS OF GRANTEE. The Grantee shall be entitled to all of
the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Share Awards including the right
to vote such Shares and to receive dividends and other distributions payable
with respect to such Shares from and after the Date of Grant; provided that any
securities or other property (but not cash) received in any such distribution
with respect to a Share Award that is still subject to the restrictions in
paragraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, shall be subject to all of the
restrictions set forth herein with respect to such Share Award.
(c) ISSUANCE. Certificates for the Share Award shall be issued
in the Grantee's name and shall be held in escrow by the Company, with stock
powers for such Shares executed in blank by the Grantee, until all restrictions
lapse or such Shares are forfeited as provided herein. A certificate or
certificates representing a Share Award as to which restrictions have lapsed
shall be delivered to the Grantee upon such lapse.
6. SHARE OPTIONS. This paragraph 6 addresses specific terms and
conditions for Share Options.
(a) ISO/NQSO. Any Option to purchase Shares granted under
paragraph 3(a) that satisfies all of the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code, may be designated by the Committee as an "Incentive Stock Option." Options
that are not so designated, or that do not satisfy the requirements of Section
422 of the Code or that are granted under paragraph 3(b) shall not constitute
Incentive Stock Options and shall be Non-Qualified Share Options.
(b) EXERCISE PRICE. The Option price of an Incentive Stock
Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Option is awarded under the Plan and, with respect to a Grantee who owns on the
Date of Grant more than 10% of the Company's Shares, shall not be less than 110%
of its Fair Market Value on such date. The price at which a Share may be
purchased pursuant to the exercise of any Non-Qualified Share Option shall not
be less than 100% of its Fair Market Value on the date the Option is awarded
under the Plan.
(c) EXPIRATION DATE. Subject to earlier termination as provided
in paragraph 16, the "Expiration Date" with respect to an Option or any portion
thereof granted under paragraph 3(a) means the date established by the Committee
at the Date of Grant (subject to any earlier termination by the Committee), but
in no event later than the date which is 10 years after the date on which the
Option is granted. If the employment of a Grantee who is an employee of the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates for cause (as determined by the
Committee in its discretion), his Option shall expire immediately. If such
employment terminates other than for cause and other than because of
circumstances described in the last sentence of paragraph (d)(i) below, his
Option shall not thereafter become exercisable with respect to any additional
Shares, and his Option shall expire three months after the date on which his
employment terminated, but no later than the Expiration Date. If such
employment terminates because of the employee's death, his Option shall be
exercisable by the person or persons to whom that right passes by will or by the
laws of decent and distribution for a period of 12 months after the date of
death (at which time it will expire), but no later than the Expiration Date.
The Expiration Date with respect to an Option or any portion thereof granted
under paragraph 3(b) means the date which is 10 years after the date on which
the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator
may provide, at any time before the Expiration Date, that a Grantee's Option
shall not expire prior to the date it would otherwise expire in accordance with
the preceding sentences, and may provide in connection therewith (i) the date or
event that will cause the Option to expire (or that the Option will expire on
the Expiration Date); and/or (ii) the extent to which the Option shall continue
to become exercisable. All rights to purchase Shares pursuant to an Option
shall cease as of the Option's Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
an Option granted prior to the adoption of this Amended and Restated Plan shall
continue to be subject to the provisions of the subsections as in effect before
such adoption.
(d) EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. The following paragraphs address
specific terms that control a Grantee's right to exercise Options:
(i) Each Option granted under paragraph 3(a) shall be
exercisable, either in whole or in part, at such time or times as shall be
determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted or at such earlier
times as the Committee shall subsequently determine, but in no event later than
the Option's Expiration Date. The Committee may establish performance goals to
be achieved within such periods as may be selected by it in its sole discretion,
using such measures of the performance of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as
it may select. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option granted under the Plan
shall be immediately exercisable in the event of the termination of a Grantee's
employment (A) because of the Grantee's Disability or death, (B) in connection
with the Grantee's retirement at or after age 62, or (C) upon a Change in
Control.
(ii) Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year may not
exceed $100,000. Any Options that become exercisable in excess of such amount
shall be deemed to be a Non-Qualified Share Option to the extent of such excess.
(iii) Each Option granted under paragraph 3(b) shall be
exercisable, either in whole or in part, (A) with respect to 1,667 Shares at
any time on or after six months from the Date of Grant, (B) with respect to an
additional 1,667 Shares at any time on or after the first anniversary of the
Date of Grant, and (C) with respect to the remaining Shares, at any time on or
after the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, but in each case, no later
than the Option's Expiration Date.
(iv) Subject to the foregoing, a Grantee may exercise an
Option or SAR by giving written notice thereof prior to the Option's Expiration
Date to the Secretary of the
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Company at the principal executive offices of the Company. Contemporaneously
with the delivery of notice with respect to exercise of an Option, the full
purchase price of the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option,
together with any required state or federal withholding taxes, shall be paid in
cash, by tender of share certificates in proper form for transfer to the Company
valued at the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the preceding day, by any
combination of the foregoing or with any other consideration.
(v) An Incentive Share Option may be exercised during the
lifetime of the Grantee only by the Grantee and, after the death of the Grantee,
only by the individuals or entities described in paragraph 6(f).
(vi) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following
the grant of an Option, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
elect to accelerate the date as of which the Grantee may exercise the Option
with respect to all or a portion of the Shares subject thereto.
(vii) Subject to the foregoing, a Grantee may exercise an
Option by giving written notice thereof prior to the Option's Expiration Date to
the Option Coordinator at the principal executive offices of the Company, or to
such other person or entity and/or at such other location, as designated by the
General Counsel of the Company. Contemporaneously with the delivery of notice
with respect to exercise of an Option, the full purchase price of the Shares
purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option, together with any required
state or federal withholding taxes, shall be paid in cash, by tender of share
certificates in proper form for transfer to the Company valued at the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the preceding day, by any combination of the
foregoing, or with any other consideration reasonably acceptable to the
Committee.
(e) SUSPENSION OF RIGHT. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this paragraph 6, the General Counsel of the Company, in his sole and absolute
discretion, any suspend the right of any person to exercise an Option for up to
30 days if the Grantee's Service has been or, in the sole and absolute judgment
of the General Counsel of the Company, may be suspended or terminated for any
reason.
(f) PARTIES ENTITLED TO EXERCISE OPTIONS. An Option may be
exercised only by the Grantee (or by a legatee or legatees of such Option under
his last will), by his executors, personal representatives or distributees, by
an assignee or assignees, or by a transferee to the extent that a transfer of
the Option is permitted pursuant to paragraph 11(b).
7. SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee may grant an SAR to a
Grantee who is awarded an Option under paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) or to any other
key employee, officer, trustee or consultant of the Company. Each SAR shall be
subject to such restrictions and conditions and other terms as the Committee may
specify when the SAR is granted.
(a) GRANT. An SAR granted at the time a related Option is
granted may be granted either in addition to the related Option ("Non-Tandem
SAR") or in tandem with the related Option ("Tandem SAR"). An SAR not related
to an Option will be subject to the provisions applicable to Non-Tandem SARs.
At the time a Non-Tandem SAR is granted, the Committee shall specify the base
price of the Shares to be used in connection with the calculation described in
subsection (b)(i) below. The base price of a Non-Tandem SAR shall be a
percentage (as low
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as zero) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The number
of Shares subject to a Tandem SAR shall not exceed one for each Share subject to
the related Option. No Tandem SAR may be granted to a key employee in
connection with an Incentive Stock Option in a manner that will disqualify the
Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code unless the key employee
consents thereto.
(b) VALUE. Upon exercise, an SAR shall entitle the Grantee to
receive from the Company the number of Shares (or cash equivalent thereof)
having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the following:
(i) in the case of a Non-Tandem SAR, the excess of the
Fair Market Value of one Share as of the date on which the SAR is exercised over
the base Share price specified in such SAR, multiplied by the number of Shares
then subject to the SAR, or the portion thereof being exercised.
(ii) in the case of a Tandem SAR, the excess of the Fair
Market Value of one Share as of the date on which the SAR is exercised over the
exercise price per Share specified in such Option, multiplied by the number of
Shares then subject to the Option, or the portion thereof as to which the SAR is
being exercised.
Cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional shares. The Committee, in its
discretion, shall be entitled to cause the Company to elect to settle any part
or all of its obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of
cash in lieu of all or part of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to
deliver in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date
of exercise. So long as the Grantee is subject to Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of the Company, the
Committee may not cause the Company to elect to settle any part or all of its
obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash pursuant
to this subparagraph, unless (A) such exercise occurs no earlier than six months
after the date of grant of the SAR and during the period beginning on the third
business day following the date of release by the Company for publication of its
quarterly or annual summary statement of sales and earnings and ending on the
twelfth business day following such date, and (B) the Committee approves such
form of settlement.
(c) EXERCISE OF TANDEM SARS. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable
during such time, and be subject to such restrictions and conditions and other
terms, as the Committee shall specify at the time such Tandem SAR is granted
which restrictions and conditions and other terms need not be the same for all
Grantees. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Tandem SAR shall be
exercisable only at such time as the Option to which it relates is exercisable
and shall be subject to the restrictions and conditions and other terms
applicable to such Option. Upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR, the unexercised
Option, or the portion thereof to which the exercised portion of the Tandem SAR
is related, shall expire. The exercise of any Option shall cause the expiration
of the Tandem SAR related to such Option, or portion thereof, that is exercised.
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(d) EXERCISE OF NON-TANDEM SARS.
(i) A Non-Tandem SAR granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable during such time, and shall be subject to such restrictions and
conditions and other terms, as the Committee shall specify at the time the
Non-Tandem SAR is granted. The Committee may establish performance goals to be
achieved within such periods as may be selected by it in its sole discretion,
using such measures of the performance of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as
it may select. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee
may specify a minimum number of full shares with respect to which any exercise
of a Non-Tandem SAR must be made.
(ii) Subject to earlier termination as provided in the
last sentence of this paragraph, a Non-Tandem SAR granted under the Plan shall
expire on the date specified by the Committee, provided that such date shall not
be more than 10 years after the Date of Grant. The Committee shall specify at
the time each Non-Tandem SAR is granted, the time during which the Non-Tandem
SAR may be exercised prior to its expiration and other provisions relevant to
the SAR. The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the power to accelerate
the dates for exercise of any or all Non-Tandem SARs or any part thereof,
granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Non-Tandem SAR shall
expire, notwithstanding any restrictions and conditions that the Committee may
impose, following a termination of his employment with the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the same manner as an Option held by such Grantee would expire
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 6(c).
(e) ACCELERATION. Notwithstanding any restrictions or conditions
imposed on an SAR pursuant to paragraphs (c) or (d)(i) above, an SAR granted
under the Plan shall be immediately exercisable in the event of the termination
of the Grantee's employment (A) because of the Grantee's Disability or death,
(B) in connection with the Grantee's retirement at or after age 62, or (C) upon
a Change in Control. In addition, at any time following the grant of an SAR,
the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may elect to accelerate the date
as of which the Grantee may exercise the SAR.
(f) PARTIES ENTITLED TO EXERCISE SARS. An SAR may be exercised
only by the Grantee (or by a legatee or legatees of such SAR under his last
will), by his executors, personal representatives or distributees, by an
assignee or assignees, or by a transferee to the extent that a transfer of the
SAR is permitted pursuant to paragraph 11(b).
(g) SETTLEMENT OF SARS. As soon as is reasonably practicable
after the exercise of an SAR, the Company shall (i) issue, in the name of the
Grantee, stock certificates representing the total number of full Shares to
which the Grantee is entitled pursuant to subparagraph 7(d) hereof and cash in
an amount equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of any
resulting fractional Shares, and (ii) if the Committee causes the Company to
elect to settle all or part of its obligations arising out of the exercise of
the SAR in cash, deliver to the Grantee an amount in cash equal to the Fair
Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of the Shares it would otherwise be
obligated to deliver.
(h) SUSPENSION OF RIGHT. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this paragraph 7, the General Counsel of the Company, in his sole and absolute
discretion, may suspend the right of any person to exercise an SAR for up to 30
days if the Grantee's Service has
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been or, in the sole and absolute judgment of the General Counsel of the
Company, may be suspended or terminated for any reason.
(i) PARTIES ENTITLED TO EXERCISE SARS. An SAR may be exercised
only by the Grantee, or by a legatee or legatees of such SAR under his last
will, by his executors, personal representatives or distributees, or by a
transferee to the extent that a transfer of the SAR is permitted pursuant to
paragraph 11(b).
8. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. A Dividend Equivalent shall be related to a
number of Shares specified at the time of grant and shall entitle the holder to
cash payments that equal the cash dividend, if any, paid with respect to such
Shares provided that the Dividend Equivalent is outstanding on the record date
thereof and that it is not subject to any condition limiting the Grantee's right
to receive such payments. A Dividend Equivalent shall be subject to such
restrictions and conditions and other terms including those relating to
expiration of forfeiture, as the Committee shall specify at the time such
Dividend Equivalent is granted. A Dividend Equivalent granted pursuant to
subsection 3(c) shall not be subject to any restriction or condition limiting
the Grantee's right to receive the cash payment discussed above from and after
the second anniversary of its Date of Grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
restriction or condition (other than expiration or forfeiture) limiting the
Grantee's right to receive the cash payment described above shall lapse in the
event of (A) the termination of the Grantee's employment because of the
Grantee's Disability or death, (B) the termination of the Grantee's employment
in connection with the Grantee's retirement at or after age 62, or (C) upon a
Change in Control.
9. WITHHOLDING. Whenever under the Plan a Grantee recognizes income
with respect to any Share Award, Option, SAR or Dividend Equivalent (the
"Award") hereunder, the Company shall have the right to withhold from amounts
payable to such recipient in any manner, as necessary to satisfy all federal,
state and local payroll tax withholding requirements. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (i) a Grantee may elect to satisfy all or part of
the foregoing withholding requirements by delivery of unrestricted Shares owned
by the Grantee having a Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of such
delivery by the Grantee) equal to the amount to be so withheld; and (ii) the
Committee may permit any such delivery to be made by withholding Shares
otherwise issuable pursuant to the award giving rise to the tax withholding
obligation (in which event the date of delivery shall be deemed the date such
award was exercised). If Shares are being surrendered by or withheld for a
Grantee who is subject to Section 16 of the Act, the foregoing shall be
accomplished in a manner consistent with Rule 16b-3(e) thereunder.
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10. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Notwithstanding any other
provision in the Plan, the Company shall have no liability to issue any Shares
under the Plan unless such issuance would comply with all applicable laws and
applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. Prior to
the issuance of any Shares under the Plan, the Company may require a written
statement that the recipient is acquiring the Shares for investment and not for
the purpose of or with the intention of distributing the Shares.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Grantee or such other persons
as are entitled to exercise an Option or SAR (as described in paragraph 11(b))
will be prohibited from exercising the Option or SAR to the extent that the
General Counsel of the Company has determined that purchases and sales of the
Company securities shall be restricted because of the existence or potential
existence of material nonpublic information concerning the Company, whether or
not such determination has been communicated to the Grantee or such persons. If
the General Counsel of the Company has made such a determination and the Grantee
or such persons give notice of an intent to exercise the Option or SAR (and
satisfy all other conditions to the exercise thereof), the General Counsel of
the Company shall advise the Grantee or such persons concerning such
restrictions, and the effective time of the Grantee's exercise shall be
postponed to the earlier of the date that the General Counsel of the Company
determines that such restriction is no longer necessary with respect to
exercises of the Option or SAR, or the day before the date that the Option or
SAR expires.
11. TRANSFERABILITY. This paragraph 11 shall govern the transferability
of the various benefits under this Plan.
(a) SHARE AWARDS. The Shares subject to Share Awards granted
under paragraph 3(a) or 3(c) shall not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise
transferred, voluntarily or involuntarily, by the Grantee, while they are
subject to the restrictions described in paragraph 5(a).
(b) OPTIONS, SARS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. Options, SARs and
Dividend Equivalents granted under the Plan are not transferable except (i) by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, to the extent not
inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the Code, pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order (as that term is defined in the Code); and (ii) a
Grantee may transfer all or part of an Option that is not an Incentive Stock
Option, or an SAR, to the Grantee's spouse, child or children, grandchild or
grandchildren, or other relatives or to a trust for the benefit of the Grantee
and/or any of the foregoing; provided that the transferee thereof shall hold
such Option or SAR subject to all of the conditions and restrictions contained
herein and otherwise applicable to the Option or SAR, and that, as a condition
to such transfer, the Company may require the transferee to agree in writing (in
a form acceptable to the Company) that the transfer is subject to such
conditions and restrictions. Except as provided in paragraphs 6(e) and 7(f),
Options and SARs may be exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by the
Grantee or the Grantee's transferees as provided in this paragraph, and after
the death of the Grantee, only as provided herein.
12. EMPLOYMENT AND SHAREHOLDER STATUS. The Plan does not constitute a
contract of employment or continued service, and selection as a Grantee will not
give any employee or Grantee the right to be retained in the employ of the
Company or any Subsidiary or the right to continue as a trustee of the Company.
Any Option or a Share Award granted under the Plan shall not confer upon the
holder thereof any right as a shareholder of the Company prior to the issuance
of Shares pursuant to the exercise thereof. No person entitled to exercise any
Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall have any of the rights or privileges
of a shareholder of record
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with respect to any Shares issuable upon exercise of such Option or SAR until
certificates representing such Shares have been issued and delivered. If the
redistribution of Shares is restricted pursuant to paragraph 13, certificates
representing such Shares may bear a legend referring to such restrictions.
13. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND TO TERMS OF
OPTIONS, SARS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. Subject to the following provisions of
this paragraph 13, in the event of any change in the outstanding Shares by
reason of any share dividend, split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
combination, exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, the aggregate
number and kind of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan or subject to
Options, SARs or Dividend Equivalents outstanding or to be granted under the
Plan shall be proportionately adjusted so that the value of each such unit shall
not be changed, and the terms of any outstanding Option, SAR or Dividend
Equivalent may be adjusted by the Committee in such manner as it deems
equitable, provided that in no event shall the Option price for a Share be
adjusted below the par value of such Share, nor shall any fraction of a Share be
issued upon the exercise of an Option. Shares subject to a Share Award shall be
treated in the same manner as other outstanding Shares; provided that any
conditions and restrictions applicable to a Share Award shall continue to apply
to any Shares, other security or other consideration received in connection with
the foregoing.
14. AGREEMENT WITH COMPANY. At the time of a grant, the Committee may
require a Grantee to enter into an agreement with the Company in a form
specified by the Committee agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Plan and
to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe.
15. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan was effective May 21, 1993. This amendment
and restatement is effective as of May 17, 1999. No Options, Share Awards or
Share Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Plan after May 21, 2003 or,
if earlier, the date on which the Plan is terminated pursuant to paragraph 16.
16. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN. Subject to any approval of the
shareholders of the Company which may be required by law, the Board of Trustees
of the Company may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan. No
amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall alter or impair any Share
Award, Option, SAR or Dividend Equivalent previously granted under the Plan
without the consent of the holder thereof. No amendment requiring shareholder
approval under Section 240.16b-3 of the Act, Treasury Regulation Section
1.162-27 or Section 422 of the Code shall be valid unless such shareholder
approval is secured as provided therein.
17. HEADINGS, REFERENCES AND CONSTRUCTION. The headings to sections of
this Plan have been included for the convenience of reference only. This Plan
shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland.
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Exhibit 5
[Letterhead of Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.]
July 21, 1999
Board of Trustees
Equity Residential Properties Trust
Two North Riverside Plaza
Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel for Equity Residential Properties Trust, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), in connection with the
proposed issuance by the Company of awards of, or options to purchase,
12,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest of the Company, $.01 par
value per share (the "Common Shares"), in connection with the Equity
Residential Properties Trust Fifth Amended and Restated 1993 Share Option and
Share Award Plan (the "Plan"), 8,000,000 of such Common Shares have been
registered previously and 4,500,000 of such Common Shares (the "Option
Shares") are currently being registered pursuant to the filing of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable
the Company to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K,
17 C.F.R. (ss.) 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the
following documents:
1. An executed copy of the Registration Statement.
2. The Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as
amended, of the Company, as certified by the Maryland State
Department of Assessments and Taxation on June 16, 1999 and by
the Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as then being
complete, accurate and in effect.
3. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as
certified by the Secretary of the Company on the date hereof
as then being complete, accurate and in effect.
4. The Plan, as certified by the Secretary of the Company on the
date hereof as then being complete, accurate and in effect.
5. Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Company adopted on
March 12, 1999 and approved by the shareholders of the Company
on May 17, 1999,
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Board of Trustees
Equity Residential Properties Trust
July 21, 1999
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relating to the Plan, as certified by the Secretary of the
Company on the date hereof as then being complete, accurate
and in effect.
6. The forms of option agreements (the "Option Agreements") and
Share Awards (as defined in the Plan), as certified by the
Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as then being
complete, accurate and in effect.
7. Such other records, certificates, documents and matters of law
as we have deemed necessary to render this opinion.
In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the
authenticity, accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the
authenticity of all original documents and the conformity to authentic original
documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies).
This opinion letter is given and all statements herein are made, in the context
of the foregoing.
We call your attention to the fact that our firm only requires lawyers
to be qualified to practice law in the State of Illinois and, in rendering the
opinions set forth herein, we express no opinion with respect to any laws
relevant to this opinion other than the laws and regulations identified herein.
With respect to the opinion below that relates to the laws of the State of
Maryland, with your consent, we rely solely on the opinion of Hogan & Hartson
L.L.P., a copy of which is attached hereto as EXHIBIT A.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the
opinion that when issued in accordance with the terms described in the Plan,
and, with respect to Share Awards (as defined in the Plan), subject to the
forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 5 of the Plan, the Option Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable under the laws of the
state of Maryland.
We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing
subsequent to the delivery of this opinion letter. This opinion letter has been
prepared solely for your use in connection with the filing of the Registration
Statement on the date of this opinion letter and should not be quoted in whole
or in part or otherwise be referred to, nor filed with or furnished to any
governmental agency or other person or entity, without the prior written consent
of this firm.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to
the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that
we are an "expert" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
ROSENBERG & LIEBENTRITT, P.C.
/s/ Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.
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EXHIBIT A
[HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. LETTERHEAD]
July 21, 1999
Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.
Two North Riverside Plaza
Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as special Maryland counsel to Equity Residential
Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Trust"), in
connection with the registration of an additional 4,500,000 common shares of
beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement"), issuable under the Trust's Amended and
Restated 1993 Share Option and Share Award Plan (as last amended May 17,
1999) (the "Plan"). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request
to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
S-K, 17 C.F.R. Section 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration
Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the
following documents:
1. An executed copy of the Registration Statement.
2. The Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the
Trust, as certified by the Maryland State Department of
Assessments and Taxation (the "SDAT") on June 16, 1999, and by
the Secretary of the Trust on the date hereof as being complete,
accurate and in effect.
3. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Trust, as
certified by the Secretary of the Trust on the date hereof as
being complete, accurate and in effect.
4. Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust adopted on
March 12, 1999, as certified by the Secretary of the Trust on
the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect,
authorizing the amendment and restatement of the Plan to
increase by 4,500,000 Shares the aggregate number of Shares
which may be granted under the Plan.
5. A certificate of the Secretary of the Trust, dated the date
hereof, certifying that the proposal relating to the adoption
and approval of a 4,500,000 Share increase in the aggregate
number of Shares which may be granted under the Plan was
approved by the Trust's shareholders on May 17, 1999.
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Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C.
July 21, 1999
Page 2
6. The Plan, as certified by the Secretary of the Trust
on the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect.
In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the
accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity
of all original documents and the conformity to authentic original documents
of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). We also
have assumed that the Shares will not be issued in violation of the ownership
limit contained in the Trust's Declaration of Trust. This opinion letter is
given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on applicable
provisions of Maryland law. We express no opinion herein as to any other
laws, statues, ordinances, rules or regulations or as to compliance with
state securities (or "blue sky") laws, rules or regulations.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the
opinion that when issued in accordance with the terms described in the Plan,
and, with respect to Share Awards (as defined in the Plan), subject to the
forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 5 of the Plan, the Shares will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable under the laws of the state of
Maryland.
This opinion letter has been prepared solely for your use in connection
with the Registration Statement and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume
no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the
delivery of this opinion letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit A to
the opinion of Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C., filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that
we are an "expert" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.
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Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Fifth Amended and Restated 1993 Share Option and Share
Award Plan of Equity Residential Properties Trust of our reports indicated below
with respect to the financial statements indicated below included in Equity
Residential Properties Trust's filings as indicated below, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Date of Auditors'
Financial Statements Report Filing
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<S> <C> <C>
Consolidated financial statements and February 17, 1999 1998 Annual Report
schedule of Equity Residential except for Note on Form 10-K
Properties Trust at December 31, 1998 24, as to which
and 1997 and for the three years in the date is March
the period ended December 31, 1998 5, 1999
Statement of Revenue and Certain April 30, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of Sonterra at Foothill Ranch Form 8-K dated
for the year ended December 31, 1997 June 25, 1998
Combined Statement of Revenue and April 30, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of the Lincoln Form 8-K dated
Property Company Probable Properties June 25, 1998
for the year ended December 31, 1997
Statement of Revenue and Certain May 1, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of The Emerson Place Form 8-K dated
Apartments for the year ended December June 25, 1998
31, 1997
Combined Statement of Revenue and May 1, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of The Magnum Form 8-K dated
Probable Properties for the year ended June 25, 1998
December 31, 1997
Combined Statement of Revenue and May 29, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of the Frederick Form 8-K dated
Probable Properties for the year ended June 25, 1998
December 31, 1997
</TABLE>
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Date of Auditors'
Financial Statements Report Filing
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<S> <C> <C>
Statement of Revenue and Certain June 2, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of Harbor Pointe for the year Form 8-K dated
ended December 31, 1997 June 25, 1998
Statement of Revenue and Certain June 4, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of The Fairfield for the year Form 8-K dated
ended December 31, 1997 June 25, 1998
Combined Statement of Revenue and June 4, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of the Lakes at Form 8-K dated
Vinings Apartments and Martins Landing June 25, 1998
Apartments Probable Properties for the
year ended December 31, 1997
Statement of Revenue and Certain June 9, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of The Northridge Apartments Form 8-K dated
for the year ended December 31, 1997 June 25, 1998
Combined Statement of Revenue and June 10, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of TCRS Properties Form 8-K dated
for the year ended December 31, 1997 June 25, 1998
Statement of Revenue and Certain June 11, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of the Portside Towers Form 8-K dated
Apartments for the year ended December June 25, 1998
31, 1997
Statement of Revenue and Certain June 11, 1998 Current Report on
Expenses of The Coconut Palm Club Form 8-K dated
Apartments for the year ended December June 25, 1998
31, 1997
Combined Statement of Revenue and June 18, 1998 Current Report on
Certain Expenses of The Focus Group Form 8-K dated
Properties for the year ended December June 25, 1998
31, 1997
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/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 16, 1999
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Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) for the Fifth Amended and Restated 1993 Share Option and Share Award
Plan of Equity Residential Properties Trust of our report dated January 27,
1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Lexford Residential Trust for the year ended December 31, 1998, included in the
Current Report of Equity Residential Properties Trust on Form 8-K dated June 30,
1999.
Ernst & Young LLP
Columbus, Ohio
July 19, 1999
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Exhibit 23.3
Consent of the Independent Public Accountants
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated January 16, 1998
included in Equity Residential Properties Trust's Form 8-K (No. 001-12252) dated
July 23, 1998.
Atlanta, Georgia
July 21, 1999
