AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 10, 1997 REGISTRATION NO. 333- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------- FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------- CAPITAL TRUST (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) CALIFORNIA 6159,6162 94-6181186 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 605 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212) 655-0220 (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ------------- JOHN R. KLOPP VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAPITAL TRUST 605 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212) 655-0220 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ------------- COPIES TO THOMAS E. KRUGER, ESQ. KEITH L. KEARNEY, ESQ. BATTLE FOWLER LLP DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 75 EAST 55TH STREET 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 (212) 856-7000 (212) 450-4000 APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [_] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [X] Registration No. 333-37271 If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [_] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSED PROPOSED AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER SHARE(2) OFFERING PRICE FEE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $1.00 par value........ 1,150,000 $11.00 $12,650,000 $3,731.75 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Amount represents an increase in the offering size from 9,200,000 shares to 10,350,000 shares of which 9,200,000 shares were previously registered. Amount includes 150,000 (for an aggregate of 1,350,000) Class A Common Shares issuable upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted by the Registrant to the Underwriters. (2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE This Registration Statement on Form S-1 is filed by Capital Trust, a California business trust (the "Company"), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The information in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, and its amendments thereto, previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-37271) pursuant to the Act is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. 2 EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- **5.1 Opinion of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP regarding legality of securities being registered. **23.1 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., San Francisco, California. **23.2 Consent of David Berdon & Co. LLP, New York, New York. **23.3 Consent of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP (included in and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 hereto). **23.4 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. **23.5 Consent of BDO Binder. **23.6 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. **23.7 Consent of Tackman, Pilla, Arnone and Company, P.C. **23.8 Consent of Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP. - -------- **Filed herewith. II-1 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on December 10, 1997. CAPITAL TRUST (Registrant) /s/ Edward L. Shugrue III By: _________________________________ Name: Edward L. Shugrue III Title: Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * Chairman of the Board of December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Trustees Samuel Zell * Vice Chairman, Chief December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Executive Officer and John R. Klopp Trustee (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Edward L. Shugrue III Managing Director and Chief December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Financial Officer Edward L. Shugrue III (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) * Vice Chairman and Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Craig M. Hatkoff /s/ Gary R. Garrabrant Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Gary R. Garrabrant * Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Sheli Z. Rosenberg * Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Lynne B. Sagalyn * Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Martin L. Edelman * Trustee December 10, 1997 ____________________________________ Jeffrey A. Altman /s/ Gary R. Garrabrant December 10, 1997 *By: __________________________ Gary R. Garrabrant Attorney-in-fact II-2 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE ------- ----------- ---- **5.1 Opinion of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP regarding legality of securities being registered. **23.1 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., San Francisco, California. **23.2 Consent of David Berdon & Co. LLP, New York, New York. **23.3 Consent of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP (included in and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 hereto). **23.4 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. **23.5 Consent of BDO Binder. **23.6 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. **23.7 Consent of Tackman, Pilla, Arnone and Company, P.C. **23.8 Consent of Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP. - -------- **Filed herewith. II-3