PRIME RETAIL INC
8-A12B, 1997-08-22
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               Prime Retail, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Maryland                                         52-1836258
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    (State of other jurisdiction                              (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)                               Identification Number)

        100 East Pratt Street
 Nineteenth Floor, Baltimore, Maryland                            21202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)

                 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
                                12(b) of the Act:

     Title of each class                           Name of each exchange on
      to be registered                      which each class is to be registered
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COMMON STOCK, $0.01 par value                      NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

8.5% SERIES B CUMULATIVE PARTICIPATING
   CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
   $0.01 par value                                 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

                 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
                                12(g) of the Act:

                                      NONE
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                                (Title of Class)


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                               PRIME RETAIL, INC.



ITEM 1:  Description of the Registrant's Securities to be Registered

                  The  securities to be registered  pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act are the  Registrant's  (i)  Common  Stock,  par  value  $0.01  per share
("Common Stock"),  and (ii) 8.5% Series B Cumulative  Participating  Convertible
Preferred Stock,  $0.01 par value ("Series B Preferred Stock"). A description of
the (i) Common  Stock and (ii) Series B  Preferred  Stock is set forth under the
captions  "Description of Common Stock" and  "Description  of Preferred  Stock",
respectively,  in the Prospectus of the Registrant's  Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-29437) (the "Registration  Statement") filed by the Registrant
with The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 17, 1997.
The  description of the Common Stock and Series B Preferred  Stock, as set forth
in the Registration Statement, is incorporated herein by reference.



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ITEM 2:  Exhibits

         (a)      No exhibits are being filed with the Commission.

         (b)      The following exhibits are to be filed with the New York Stock
                  Exchange, Inc.:

                  (1).     Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                           December 31, 1996.

                  (2).     Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
                           March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997.

                  (3).     Proxy Statement for 1997 annual meeting of
                           shareholders.

                  (4).     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
                           Prime Retail, Inc. as amended.

                  (5).     Amended and Restated By-Laws of Prime Retail, Inc.

                  (6).     Form of Common Stock Certificate.

                  (7).     Form of Series B Preferred Stock Certificate.

                  (8).     1996 Annual Report to Shareholders.

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                               PRIME RETAIL, INC.
                                    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.


                                        PRIME RETAIL, INC.
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                                           (Registrant)

Date:  August 22, 1997
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                                        By: /s/ Robert P. Mulreaney
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                                        Name:   Robert P. Mulreaney
                                        Title:  Executive Vice President,
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                and Treasurer


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