SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended November 29, 1996 Commission File Number: 33-99774 GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORPORATION II - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 22-3442024 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No. c/o 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 902-1000 -------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |__|. Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Not Applicable -------------- The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of November 29, 1996. Not Applicable -------------- PART I Item 1. Business On March 22, 1996, GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996, with State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee, and Protective Life Insurance Company, as servicer and special serciver. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a Trust was created in to which the Seller deposited certain Mortgage Loans. The trust issued Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1996-PL consisting of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-1, Class X-2, Class X-3, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class R-1 and Class R-11 Certificates. Only Class A-1 and Class A-2 were publicly offered pursuant to the Registration Statement. Item 2. Properties As a supplement to the information with respect to the Mortgage Loans and related Mortgaged Properties included in the Distribution Date Reports attached as Exhibit C, see also: A. Exhibit A: Report of Independent Accountants with respect to the activities of the Servicer and Special Service. B. Exhibit B: Certifications of the Servicer and the Special Servicer. Item 3. Legal Proceedings There are no material pending legal proceedings involving the Trust Fund, any Mortgage Pool, any custodian, the Trustee, Servicer, Special Servicer or GSMSC II (other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Trustee's, any custodian's, the Servicer's, the Special Servicer's or the Registrant's duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders None. 2 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters The Trust is not an issuer of common stock. The Trust consists of the following Certificates: Number of Holders Certificate as of November 29, 1996 Class A-1 23 Class A-2 6 Class B 1 Class C 1 Class D 1 Class E 1 Class F 1 Class G 1 Class X-1 1 Class X-2 1 Class X-3 1 Item 6. Selected Financial Data Not applicable. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Not applicable. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Not applicable. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure There was no change of accountants or disagreement with accountants on any matter of accounting principles or practices or financial disclosure. 3 PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant Not applicable. Item 11. Executive Compensation Not applicable. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management There were no changes in any class or classes of Certificates which would result in the selection of a new Operating Advisor. There was no change in the Operating Advisor. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions There have been no reportable transactions under Item 404 (a)(3) of Regulation S-K. Items 404 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are not applicable. 4 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: (1) Financial Statements Exhibit A - Report of Independent Accountants Exhibit B - Certificates of Servicer and Special Servicer Exhibit C - Distribution Date Statement to Certificate Holders Exhibit D - Mortgage Loan Characteristics Reports (b) The following Reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the period covered by this report: (1) Distribution Date Reports for the period ended September 16, 1996. (2) Distribution Date Reports for the period ended October 16, 1996. (3) Distribution Date Reports for the period ended November 16, 1996. (c) The following Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 are incorporated by reference: (1) Articles of incorporation and by-laws (2) Pooling and Servicing Agreement (3) Consents of experts and counsel (4) Power of attorney (d) Not applicable. 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II (Registrant) By: State Street Bank and Trust Company as Trustee for GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II Date: April 11, 1997 By: /s/ James H. Byrnes ---------------------------------- Name: James H. Byrnes Title: Assistant Vice President 6