As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 1997 =============================================================================== 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): June 23, 1997 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Maryland 1-12252 13-3675988 (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) ================================================================================ ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro forma Financial Information and Exhibits Exhibit Number Exhibit ------- ------- 1 * Form of Purchase Agreement which was previously filed pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 20, 1997, which is hereby incorporated by reference as an exhibit pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(1) to the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-3, file no. 333-27153, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which, as this 8-K filing is incorporated by reference in such registration statement, is set forth in full in such registration statement. 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. 333-27153, 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. - -------------------- * Incorporated by reference from a previous filing. 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: June 27, 1997 By: /s/ Bruce C. Strohm ------------------- Bruce C. Strohm Executive Vice President and General Counsel 2