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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 25, 1996 (March 5, 1996)
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NEW PLAN REALTY TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Massachusetts 0-7532 13-1995781
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 869-3000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
New Plan Realty Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Company")
previously filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-61383) (the
"Registration Statement"), which was declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 13, 1995. The Company may issue notes from
time to time under the Senior Securities Indenture by and between the Company
and State Street Bank and Trust Company (as successor to The First National
Bank of Boston), as trustee, dated March 29, 1995, as amended, supplemented or
modified from time to time (the "Indenture"), which Indenture was filed as
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
None
(c) Exhibits.
1. Statement of Eligibility of Senior Securities Trustee on Form T-
1.
SIGNATURES
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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.
Date: March 25, 1996
NEW PLAN REALTY TRUST
By: /s/ Michael I. Brown
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Michael I. Brown
Chief Financial Officer
and Controller