=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________________ 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) _____________________________ NEW PLAN REALTY TRUST _______________________________________________________________________________ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Massachusetts 0-7532 13-1995781 _______________________________________________________________________________ (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 _______________________________________________________________________________ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 869-3000 _____________ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) _______________________________________________________________________________ =============================================================================== 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 __________ 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 _______________________ Michael I. Brown Chief Financial Officer and Controller