As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 1997 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------ HRE Properties, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Maryland 6798 04-2458042* (State or Other Jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number) 321 Railroad Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 203-863-8200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------ Charles J. Urstadt Chairman and Chief Executive Officer HRE Properties, Inc. 321 Railroad Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 203-863-8200 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------ With copies to: Thomas J. Drago, Esq. Coudert Brothers 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-7703 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, 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 of 1933, as amended, please check the following and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering. |X| 333-19113-01 ------------------ * I.R.S. Employer Identification Number of HRE Properties, the predecessor to the registrant prior to the Reorganization described in Registration Statement No. 333-19113-01 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ==================================================================================================================================== Title of Each Class of Amount to be Registered Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Registration Securities to be Offering Price Per Share Aggregate Offering Price Fee Registered - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par 5,346,081 shares (1) (1) (1) (1) value $.01 per share - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par 25,000 shares $17.56(2) $439,000(2) $151.38 value $.01 per share ==================================================================================================================================== (1) Previously registered under Registration Statement No. 333-19113-01. Registration fee of $32,952.14 previously paid in conjunction therewith. (2) Based upon the average of the high and low sales prices for shares of beneficial interest of HRE Properties, a Massachusetts business trust, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 24, 1997 ($17.56) and estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Registration Statement covers an additional 25,000 shares of Common Stock offered in the same offering as shares previously registered on Registration Statement No. 333-19113-01. HRE Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, hereby incorporates by reference the information contained in its Registration Statement No. 333-19113-01, as amended, except for the facing page information contained herein. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Greenwich, State of Connecticut on February 26, 1997. HRE PROPERTIES, INC. By: /s/ Charles J. Urstadt ---------------------------- Charles J. Urstadt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/ Charles J. Urstadt February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- Charles J. Urstadt Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer /s/ James R. Moore February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- James R. Moore Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer /s/ E. Virgil Conway February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- E. Virgil Conway Director /s/ Robert R. Douglass February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- Robert R. Douglass Director /s/ Peter Herrick - - - --------------------------------------- February 26, 1997 Peter Herrick Director /s/ George H.C. Lawrence February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- George H.C. Lawrence Director /s/ Paul D. Paganucci February 26, 1997 - - - -------------------------------------- Paul D. Paganucci Director /s/ James O. York February 26, 1997 - - - --------------------------------------- James O. York Director INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibits. 5.1 Form of opinion of Miles & Stockbridge, a professional corporation, Filed Herewith as to legality of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 each, of the Corporation and certain related matters (including consent). 8.1 Form of opinion of Coudert Brothers as to certain tax matters Filed Herewith (including consent). 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. Filed Herewith 23.2 Consents of Miles & Stockbridge, a professional corporation, and Filed Herewith Coudert Brothers (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1, respectively).