As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 1997
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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 24, 1997
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 1-12252 36-3877868
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization File Number Identification No.)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 474-1300
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro forma Financial Information and Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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1 Form of Terms Agreement dated March 24, 1997 which is being
filed pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(1) as an
exhibit to the Registrant's registration statement on Form
S-3, file no. 333-12211, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and which, as this Form 8-K filing is
incorporated by reference in such registration statement, is
set forth in full in such registration statement, which
Terms Agreement incorporates the terms and provisions of
Equity Residential Properties Trust (a Maryland real
estate investment trust) -- Common Shares of Beneficial
Interest, Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest and
Depositary Shares --Standard Underwriting Provisions, dated
December 2, 1996, which was previously filed pursuant to a
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 5, 1996, pursuant
to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(1) as an exhibit to such
registration statement on Form S-3.
5 Opinion of Rosenberg & Liebentritt, P.C., with an opinion of
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. attached thereto as Exhibit A, which
are being filed pursuant to Regulation 601(b)(5) as an
exhibit to the Registrant's registration statement on Form
S-3, file no. 333-12211, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and which, as this Form 8-K filing is
incorporated by reference in such registration statement,
are set forth in full in such registration statement.
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.
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST
Date: March 25, 1997 By: /s/ Bruce C. Strohm
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Bruce C. Strohm, Secretary, Executive Vice
President and General Counsel
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