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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;5, 2002
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B><BR>
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<CENTER><DIV><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></DIV></CENTER>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Maryland</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>1120 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
12th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10036</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>33-0160389</B><BR>
(IRS employer identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, between New Plan Excel<BR>
Realty Trust, Inc. and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, between New Plan Excel<BR>
Realty Trust, Inc. and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full titles of the plans)<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Steven F. Siegel<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.<BR>
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10036<BR>
(212)&nbsp;869-3000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone<BR>
number of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
<B>J. Warren Gorrell, Esq.<BR>
David W. Bonser, Esq.<BR>
Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P.<BR>
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109<BR>
(202)&nbsp;637-5600</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Share</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">660,976</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.8125</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,468,755</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">780</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes (i)&nbsp;460,976 shares issuable pursuant to the Stock Option
Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, between the Registrant and Glenn
J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), and (ii)&nbsp;200,000 shares issuable
pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000,
between the Registrant and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Based upon, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the option exercise price of such shares.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be
sent or given to the employee as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form
S-8, such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of
Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Commission are specifically incorporated herein by
reference:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
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Annual Report of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Current Reports of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed on January&nbsp;14, 2002, January&nbsp;23, 2002, January&nbsp;25,
2002, March&nbsp;7, 2002 (two filings) and March&nbsp;11, 2002 (but, as
to each such filing, excluding any Item&nbsp;9 disclosure
contained therein); and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
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the description of common stock of the
Registrant contained in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed by the Registrant with the Commission on July&nbsp;30,
1993 (file number 001-12244)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed subsequent to the filing date of this Registration
Statement with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c),14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement except as indicated herein.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s charter and bylaws require the Registrant to indemnify
its directors, officers
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<P><FONT size="2">and certain other persons to the fullest extent permitted from time to time by
Maryland law. The Maryland General Corporation Law permits a corporation to
indemnify its directors, officers and certain other persons against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them
in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason
of their service to or at the request of the corporation, unless it is
established that (i)&nbsp;the act or omission of the indemnified party was material
to the matter giving rise to the proceedings and was committed in bad faith or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii)&nbsp;the indemnified party
actually received an improper personal benefit, or (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any
criminal proceeding the indemnified party had reasonable cause to believe that
the act or omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be made against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding;
provided, however, that if the proceeding is one by or in the right of a
corporation, indemnification may not be made with respect to any proceeding in
which the director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to such
corporation. In addition, a director or officer may not be indemnified with
respect to any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or
officer in which the director or officer was adjudged to be liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received. The termination of any
proceeding by conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
or an entry of any order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable
presumption that the director or officer did not meet the requisite standard of
conduct required for indemnification to be permitted.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the
securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;9,
2000.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options), filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;9,
2000.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;</FONT></TD>
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        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement; and
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        To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
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        <TD><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however, </I>that subparagraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to existing provisions or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in New York, New York, on April&nbsp;5, 2002.
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B>, a<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland corporation</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By: <U>/s/ Glenn J. Rufrano</U><BR>
</FONT></TD>

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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Glenn J. Rufrano<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 below:
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </FONT></TD>

        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of Directors
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD NOWRAP align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD NOWRAP valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Glenn J. Rufrano
<HR size="1" noshade>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Glenn J. Rufrano</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer and a
Director (principal executive
officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ John B. Roche
<HR size="1" noshade>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John B. Roche</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dean Bernstein
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Raymond H. Bottorf
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert A. Friedman
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Norman Gold
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Matthew Goldstein

        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Melvin D. Newman

        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">*
<HR size="1" noshade>
Bruce A. Staller
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
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John Wetzler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Gregory A. White&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;5, 2002</FONT></TD>
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By:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven F. Siegel<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven F. Siegel<BR>
As Attorney-in-Fact<BR>
(see Exhibit 24.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Number</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="LEFT"><FONT size="1">Description</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the
securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Hogan &#038; Hartson L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Powers of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;9,
2000.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options), filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated March&nbsp;9,
2000.</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2002
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
1120 Avenue of the Americas
12th Floor
New York, New York 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
33-0160389
(IRS employer identification no.)
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, between New Plan Excel
Realty Trust, Inc. and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options)
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, between New Plan Excel
Realty Trust, Inc. and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options)
(Full titles of the plans)
Steven F. Siegel
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10036
(212) 869-3000
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
Copy to:
J. Warren Gorrell, Esq.
David W. Bonser, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109
(202) 637-5600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
660,976
$
12.8125
$
8,468,755
$
780
(1)
Includes (i) 460,976 shares issuable pursuant to the Stock Option
Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, between the Registrant and Glenn
J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), and (ii) 200,000 shares issuable
pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000,
between the Registrant and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options).
(2)
Based upon, pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the option exercise price of such shares.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be
sent or given to the employee as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form
S-8, such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of
Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. (the
"Registrant") with the Commission are specifically incorporated herein by
reference:
(i)
Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2001;
(ii)
Current Reports of the Registrant on Form 8-K
filed on January 14, 2002, January 23, 2002, January 25,
2002, March 7, 2002 (two filings) and March 11, 2002 (but, as
to each such filing, excluding any Item 9 disclosure
contained therein); and
(iii)
the description of common stock of the
Registrant contained in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed by the Registrant with the Commission on July 30,
1993 (file number 001-12244)
All documents filed subsequent to the filing date of this Registration
Statement with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c),14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement except as indicated herein.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Registrant's charter and bylaws require the Registrant to indemnify
its directors, officers
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and certain other persons to the fullest extent permitted from time to time by
Maryland law. The Maryland General Corporation Law permits a corporation to
indemnify its directors, officers and certain other persons against judgments,
penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them
in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason
of their service to or at the request of the corporation, unless it is
established that (i) the act or omission of the indemnified party was material
to the matter giving rise to the proceedings and was committed in bad faith or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the indemnified party
actually received an improper personal benefit, or (iii) in the case of any
criminal proceeding the indemnified party had reasonable cause to believe that
the act or omission was unlawful. Indemnification may be made against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding;
provided, however, that if the proceeding is one by or in the right of a
corporation, indemnification may not be made with respect to any proceeding in
which the director or officer has been adjudged to be liable to such
corporation. In addition, a director or officer may not be indemnified with
respect to any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or
officer in which the director or officer was adjudged to be liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received. The termination of any
proceeding by conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
or an entry of any order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable
presumption that the director or officer did not meet the requisite standard of
conduct required for indemnification to be permitted.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the
securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Powers of Attorney
99.1
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 9,
2000.
99.2
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options), filed as
Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 9,
2000.
Item 9. Undertakings
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.
The Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to existing provisions or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in New York, New York, on April 5, 2002.
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST, INC.
, a
Maryland corporation
By:
/s/ Glenn J. Rufrano
Glenn J. Rufrano
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 below:
Signature
Title
Date
*
William Newman
Chairman of the Board of Directors
April 5, 2002
/s/ Glenn J. Rufrano
Glenn J. Rufrano
Chief Executive Officer and a
Director (principal executive
officer)
April 5, 2002
/s/ John B. Roche
John B. Roche
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)
April 5, 2002
*
Dean Bernstein
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Raymond H. Bottorf
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Robert A. Friedman
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Norman Gold
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Matthew Goldstein
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Melvin D. Newman
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Bruce A. Staller
Director
April 5, 2002
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*
John Wetzler
Director
April 5, 2002
*
Gregory A. White
Director
April 5, 2002
*
By:
/s/ Steven F. Siegel
Steven F. Siegel
As Attorney-in-Fact
(see Exhibit 24.1)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the
securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Powers of Attorney
99.1
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 460,976 options), filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 9,
2000.
99.2
Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2000, by and between the
Company and Glenn J. Rufrano (relating to 200,000 options), filed as
Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 9,
2000.
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