8-A12B: Form for the registration / listing of a class of securities on a national securities exchange pursuant to Section 12(b)
Published on December 12, 2005
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 94-3281941 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California | 94111 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. þ |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o |
Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates: File No. 333-68283
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered |
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7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable |
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Preferred Stock, $.01 par value
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New York Stock Exchange | |||||
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
The description of the 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.01
per share (the Preferred Stock), of AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
Registrant), is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption
Description of Series O Preferred Stock in the prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule
424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in the form in which it was filed on
December 7, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus supplement
supplements the prospectus contained in the Registrants registration statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-68283), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
17, 1998. The Preferred Stock is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the
documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
3.1
|
Articles of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)). | |
3.2
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8 5/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 1999). | |
3.3
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 1999). | |
3.4
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999). | |
3.5
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 1999). | |
3.6
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 14, 2000). | |
3.7
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2000). | |
3.8
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of |
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| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| the 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2000). | ||
3.9
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2001). | |
3.10
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2001). | |
3.11
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 2,200,000 Shares of the 8.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2001). | |
3.12
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2002). | |
3.13
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 130,000 Shares of 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002). | |
3.14
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 20,000 Shares of 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002). | |
3.15
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003). | |
3.16
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 8-K filed on November 26, 2003). | |
3.17
|
Articles Supplementary redesignating and reclassifying all 1,300,000 shares of 8 5/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 of Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004). | |
3.18
|
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on 8-K filed on August 17, 2004) | |
3.19
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
4.1
|
Form of Certificate for Common Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 |
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| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| (No. 333-35915)). | ||
4.2
|
Form of Certificate for 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003). | |
4.3
|
Form of Certificate for 6 3/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003). | |
4.4
|
Form of Certificate for 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: December 12, 2005 | AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Tamra D. Browne | |||
| Tamra D. Browne | ||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
3.1
|
Articles of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)). | |
3.2
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8 5/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 1999). | |
3.3
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 1999). | |
3.4
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999). | |
3.5
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 1999). | |
3.6
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 14, 2000). | |
3.7
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2000). | |
3.8
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2000). | |
3.9
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2001). | |
3.10
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2001). | |
3.11
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 2,200,000 Shares of the 8.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 7, 2001). |
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| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
3.12
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.95% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2002). | |
3.13
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 130,000 Shares of 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002). | |
3.14
|
Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying all 20,000 Shares of 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002). | |
3.15
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003). | |
3.16
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 of Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 8-K filed on November 26, 2003). | |
3.17
|
Articles Supplementary redesignating and reclassifying all 1,300,000 shares of 8 5/8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 of Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004). | |
3.18
|
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrants Current Report on 8-K filed on August 17, 2004) | |
3.19
|
Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
4.1
|
Form of Certificate for Common Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)). | |
4.2
|
Form of Certificate for 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003). | |
4.3
|
Form of Certificate for 6 3/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registrants Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003). | |
4.4
|
Form of Certificate for 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of Registrant. |
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