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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Colonial Properties Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Alabama 59-7007599
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2101 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 750, Birmingham, Alabama. 35203
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [_]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-18259
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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8 3/4% Series A Cumulative Redeemable New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest,
Par Value $.01 Per Share
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not
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applicable.
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The information set forth under the caption "Description of Series A Preferred
Shares" in the Registrant's Prospectus Supplement dated November 3, 1997 and
under the caption "Description of Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest" in
the Registrant's Prospectus dated January 8, 1997, filed simultaneously with the
Commission on November 5, 1997 under Rule 424(b)(5) as a form of prospectus used
after the effectiveness of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-18259) covering the offer and sale of shares of the class
of the securities to be registered hereby, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index,
which appears after the signature page and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
Date: November 14, 1997 COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ Douglas B. Nunnelley
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Name: Douglas B. Nunnelley
Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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3* Declaration of Trust of the Company, as amended, including
Articles Supplementary relating to the 8 3/4% Series A
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial
Interest, par value $.01 per share
* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated November 3, 1997.
