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<P align="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July&nbsp;5, 2001</B>

<P align="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-__________</B>
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<P align="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>

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<P align="center"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<P align="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST<BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></FONT>

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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>34-4151656</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606</B> <BR>

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Stanley M. Stevens, Esq.<BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)<BR>
<B>(312)&nbsp;466-3300</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><B>Stock Option Agreements under<BR>
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and<BR>
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)<BR>
Copy to:<BR>
<B>J. Warren Gorrell, Jr., Esq.<BR>
George P. Barsness, Esq.<BR>
Hogan &#38; Hartson L.L.P.<BR>
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109<BR>
(202)&nbsp;637-5600</B>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Amount Of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>To Be</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Title of Securities To Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Fee (2)(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Common Shares of Beneficial</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,124,774</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">Various</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">96,524,268</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">24,131</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Interest, $.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left">(1)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">Includes 3,006,153 shares issuable pursuant to options granted under the
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan and 118,621 shares issuable
pursuant to options granted under the 1993 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan.</TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left">(2)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">Determined pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1).</TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left">(3)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">Previously paid by the Registrant in connection with a Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed by the Registrant on March&nbsp;23, 2001 (333-57526).</TD>
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<P align="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers the maximum number of Common Shares of
the Registrant that could be issued upon exercise of all outstanding options
under the Spieker Properties, Inc. stock option plans described herein. The
Registrant assumed the obligations of Spieker under such options upon the
consummation on July&nbsp;2, 2001 of the merger of Spieker with and into the
Registrant pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of February&nbsp;22, 2001, as amended, among the Registrant, EOP Operating Limited
Partnership, Spieker and Spieker Properties, L.P.

<P align="center"><B>PART I</B>

<P align="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent
or given to employees participating in the plans described herein as specified
by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, such
documents will 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 under the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of
Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act.

<P align="center"><B>PART II</B>

<P align="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Equity Office Properties Trust (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by it
with the Commission:

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        <TD width="1%" align="left">(a)</TD>
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        <TD width="93%">2000 Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed on March
23, 2001;</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left">(b)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">Amendment to Form&nbsp;10-K on Form&nbsp;10-K/A, filed on
June&nbsp;6, 2001;</TD>
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        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(c)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, filed on May&nbsp;15, 2001;</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(d)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">Amendment to Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 on Form&nbsp;10-Q/A, filed on June
6, 2001;</TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left">(e)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on
July&nbsp;5,
2001, March&nbsp;23, 2001 and March&nbsp;9, 2001; and</TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left">(f)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common shares
of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common
Shares&#148;), contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed on July&nbsp;5, 2001.</TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date
hereof pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),<br> 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been

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<P>sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable (the Common Shares are registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the
Exchange Act).

<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Maryland REIT Law permits a Maryland REIT to include in its
declaration of trust a provision limiting the liability of its trustees and
officers to the REIT and its shareholders for money damages, except with
respect to liability resulting from (1)&nbsp;an actual receipt of an improper
benefit or profit in money, property or services, to the extent of the amount
of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received or
(2)&nbsp;a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the trustee or officer
entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the trustee&#146;s or officer&#146;s
action or failure to act was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the
proceeding and was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty. The
Registrant&#146;s declaration of trust contains such a provision.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Maryland REIT Law permits a Maryland REIT to indemnify and advance
expenses to its trustees and officers to the same extent as permitted for
directors and officers of a Maryland corporation under the Maryland General
Corporation Law. In the case of directors and officers of a Maryland
corporation, the Maryland General Corporation Law permits a Maryland
corporation to indemnify present and former directors and officers (including
any such person who, while serving in that capacity, is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee
or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan) 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
such service, unless it is established that either: (1)&nbsp;the act or omission of
the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and either (x)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith or (y)&nbsp;was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty; (2)&nbsp;the director or officer actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (3)&nbsp;in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, a Maryland corporation may
not, however, indemnify a director or advance expenses for a proceeding brought
by the direct or against the corporation, except (x)&nbsp;for a proceeding to
enforce indemnification under the Maryland General Corporation Law or (y)&nbsp;if
the charter or bylaws of the corporation, a resolution of the board of
directors of the corporation or an agreement approved by the board of directors
of the corporation to which the corporation is a party expressly so provide.
Also, in the case of a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the
corporation may not indemnify in the case of a judgment of liability on the
basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. In either situation
described in this paragraph, a court may order indemnification only for
expenses.
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a condition to advancing expenses, a Maryland corporation must first
receive (1)&nbsp;a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good
faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification and (2)&nbsp;a written undertaking by the director or officer or on
his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Maryland
corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct
was not met.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, a determination of entitlement
to indemnification must by made by (1)&nbsp;the board of directors by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the
proceeding, or, if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of
a committee of the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the
time, parties to such proceeding and who were fully designated to act in the
matter by a majority vote of the full board in which the designated directors
who are parties may participate; (2)&nbsp;special legal counsel selected by the
board or a committee of the board by vote, or, if the requisite quorum of the
full board cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established, by a
majority vote of the full board in which directors who are parties may
participate; or (3)&nbsp;stockholders.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s declaration of trust provides that the Registrant has the
power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to obligate itself to
indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final
disposition of a proceeding to, (1)&nbsp;any individual who is a present or former
trustee or officer of the Registrant or (2)&nbsp;any individual who, while a trustee
or officer of the Registrant and at the request of the Registrant, serves or
has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or any other enterprise and who is made a party to the proceeding by reason of
his or her status as a present or former trustee or officer of the Registrant.
The Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by
Maryland law, the Registrant shall indemnify such persons. In addition, under
the Registrant&#146;s bylaws, the Registrant is obligated to, without requiring a
preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay
or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable
expenses incurred by such persons under circumstances permitted by Maryland
law. Under the Registrant&#146;s declaration of trust and bylaws, the Registrant
also may, with the approval of its board of trustees, provide indemnification
or payment or reimbursement of expenses to any present or former trustee or
officer who served a predecessor of the Registrant.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Dobrowski, a trustee of the Registrant, is indemnified by
General Motors Investment Management Corporation and is covered by an insurance
policy maintained by General Motors Corporation, of which General Motors
Investment Management Corporation is a subsidiary, in connection with serving
on the Registrant&#146;s board of trustees.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The partnership agreement of EOP Partnership also provides for
indemnification of the Registrant and its trustees and officers to the same
extent that indemnification is provided to trustees and officers of the
Registrant in its declaration of trust and bylaws, and limits the liability of
the Registrant and its trustees and officers to EOP Partnership and its
respective partners to the same extent that the Registrant&#146;s declaration of
trust limits the liability of trustees and officers of the Registrant to the
Registrant and its shareholders.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with some of
its trustees and executive officers to provide them with indemnification to the
full extent permitted by Maryland law and the declaration of trust and bylaws
of the Registrant.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has obtained an insurance policy to provide liability
coverage for its trustees and officers.

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<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Number</FONT></TD>
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Description</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Hogan &#38; Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the shares
being registered</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Hogan &#38; Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#38; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>

<P>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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        <TD width="1%" align="left">(1)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%" align="left">(i)</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(ii)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(iii)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="93%">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 the Registration
Statement;</TD>
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</TABLE>
<P>
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<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="90%"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3,
Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in the periodic reports filed by the Registrant</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="top">

        <TD width="3%" align="left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="88%">pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(2)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="90%">That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(3)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="90%">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.</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(b)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in the 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left">(c)</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="96%">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to existing
provisions or arrangements whereby the Registrant may indemnify a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant against
liabilities arising under the Securities Act, 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 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 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><B>SIGNATURES</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on July&nbsp;3, 2001.

<P align="center"><B>EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST</B>

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        <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top">By:</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
/s/  TIMOTHY H. CALLAHAN</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<hr noshade size="2">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Timothy H. Callahan<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated as of the 3rd day of July, 2001.

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        <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="62%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><B><U>Signature</U></B></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top">
<U>Title</U></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  TIMOTHY H. CALLAHAN</U><BR>
        Timothy H. Callahan</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee<BR>
(principal executive officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  RICHARD D. KINCAID</U><BR>
        Richard D. Kincaid</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  STEPHEN M. BRIGGS</U><BR>
        Stephen M. Briggs</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President &#151; Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  SAMUEL ZELL</U><BR>
        Samuel Zell</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board of Trustees</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  SHELI Z. ROSENBERG</U><BR>
        Sheli Z. Rosenberg</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  THOMAS E. DOBROWSKI</U><BR>
        Thomas E. Dobrowski</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  JAMES D. HARPER, JR.</U><BR>
        James D. Harper, Jr.</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><U>/s/  JERRY M. REINSDORF</U><BR>
        Jerry M. Reinsdorf</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
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        <TD width="78%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="17%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  WILLIAM M. GOODYEAR</U><BR>
        William M. Goodyear</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  DAVID K. MCKOWN</U><BR>
        David K. McKown</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  EDWIN N. SIDMAN</U><BR>
        Edwin N. Sidman</TD>
                <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  D. J. ANDRE DE BOCK</U><BR>
        D. J. Andre de Bock</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</U><BR>
William Wilson III</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  JOHN S. MOODY</U><BR>
John S. Moody</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><U>/s/  JAN H.W.R. VAN DER VLIST</U><BR>
Jan H.W.R van der Vlist</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
Trustee</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>

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        <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Exhibit<BR>
Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="CENTER" valign="BOTTOM"><FONT size="2">
<B>Description</B>
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="BOTTOM"><FONT size="2"><B>Page</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1"></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1">
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Hogan &#38; Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
of the shares being registered</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Hogan &#38; Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#38; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 5, 2001
Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
34-4151656
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Stanley M. Stevens, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(312) 466-3300
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Stock Option Agreements under
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copy to:
J. Warren Gorrell, Jr., Esq.
George P. Barsness, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109
(202) 637-5600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount Of
To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share
Price (2)
Fee (2)(3)
Common Shares of Beneficial
3,124,774
Various
$
96,524,268
$
24,131
Interest, $.01 par value
(1)
Includes 3,006,153 shares issuable pursuant to options granted under the
Spieker Properties, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan and 118,621 shares issuable
pursuant to options granted under the 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan.
(2)
Determined pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1).
(3)
Previously paid by the Registrant in connection with a Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed by the Registrant on March 23, 2001 (333-57526).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement covers the maximum number of Common Shares of
the Registrant that could be issued upon exercise of all outstanding options
under the Spieker Properties, Inc. stock option plans described herein. The
Registrant assumed the obligations of Spieker under such options upon the
consummation on July 2, 2001 of the merger of Spieker with and into the
Registrant pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of February 22, 2001, as amended, among the Registrant, EOP Operating Limited
Partnership, Spieker and Spieker Properties, L.P.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent
or given to employees participating in the plans described herein as specified
by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form S-8, such
documents will 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 under the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of
Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the
prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Equity Office Properties Trust (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by it
with the Commission:
(a)
2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March
23, 2001;
(b)
Amendment to Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A, filed on
June 6, 2001;
(c)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2001, filed on May 15, 2001;
(d)
Amendment to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2001 on Form 10-Q/A, filed on June
6, 2001;
(e)
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on
July 5,
2001, March 23, 2001 and March 9, 2001; and
(f)
The description of the Registrant's common shares
of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share ("Common
Shares"), contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form 8-A/A filed on July 5, 2001.
In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date
hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
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sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable (the Common Shares are registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act).
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers
The Maryland REIT Law permits a Maryland REIT to include in its
declaration of trust a provision limiting the liability of its trustees and
officers to the REIT and its shareholders for money damages, except with
respect to liability resulting from (1) an actual receipt of an improper
benefit or profit in money, property or services, to the extent of the amount
of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received or
(2) a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the trustee or officer
entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the trustee's or officer's
action or failure to act was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the
proceeding and was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty. The
Registrant's declaration of trust contains such a provision.
The Maryland REIT Law permits a Maryland REIT to indemnify and advance
expenses to its trustees and officers to the same extent as permitted for
directors and officers of a Maryland corporation under the Maryland General
Corporation Law. In the case of directors and officers of a Maryland
corporation, the Maryland General Corporation Law permits a Maryland
corporation to indemnify present and former directors and officers (including
any such person who, while serving in that capacity, is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee
or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan) 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
such service, unless it is established that either: (1) the act or omission of
the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding and either (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty; (2) the director or officer actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (3) in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to
believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, a Maryland corporation may
not, however, indemnify a director or advance expenses for a proceeding brought
by the direct or against the corporation, except (x) for a proceeding to
enforce indemnification under the Maryland General Corporation Law or (y) if
the charter or bylaws of the corporation, a resolution of the board of
directors of the corporation or an agreement approved by the board of directors
of the corporation to which the corporation is a party expressly so provide.
Also, in the case of a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the
corporation may not indemnify in the case of a judgment of liability on the
basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. In either situation
described in this paragraph, a court may order indemnification only for
expenses.
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As a condition to advancing expenses, a Maryland corporation must first
receive (1) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good
faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification and (2) a written undertaking by the director or officer or on
his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Maryland
corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct
was not met.
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, a determination of entitlement
to indemnification must by made by (1) the board of directors by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the
proceeding, or, if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of
a committee of the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the
time, parties to such proceeding and who were fully designated to act in the
matter by a majority vote of the full board in which the designated directors
who are parties may participate; (2) special legal counsel selected by the
board or a committee of the board by vote, or, if the requisite quorum of the
full board cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established, by a
majority vote of the full board in which directors who are parties may
participate; or (3) stockholders.
The Registrant's declaration of trust provides that the Registrant has the
power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to obligate itself to
indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final
disposition of a proceeding to, (1) any individual who is a present or former
trustee or officer of the Registrant or (2) any individual who, while a trustee
or officer of the Registrant and at the request of the Registrant, serves or
has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or any other enterprise and who is made a party to the proceeding by reason of
his or her status as a present or former trustee or officer of the Registrant.
The Registrant's bylaws provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by
Maryland law, the Registrant shall indemnify such persons. In addition, under
the Registrant's bylaws, the Registrant is obligated to, without requiring a
preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay
or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable
expenses incurred by such persons under circumstances permitted by Maryland
law. Under the Registrant's declaration of trust and bylaws, the Registrant
also may, with the approval of its board of trustees, provide indemnification
or payment or reimbursement of expenses to any present or former trustee or
officer who served a predecessor of the Registrant.
In addition, Mr. Dobrowski, a trustee of the Registrant, is indemnified by
General Motors Investment Management Corporation and is covered by an insurance
policy maintained by General Motors Corporation, of which General Motors
Investment Management Corporation is a subsidiary, in connection with serving
on the Registrant's board of trustees.
The partnership agreement of EOP Partnership also provides for
indemnification of the Registrant and its trustees and officers to the same
extent that indemnification is provided to trustees and officers of the
Registrant in its declaration of trust and bylaws, and limits the liability of
the Registrant and its trustees and officers to EOP Partnership and its
respective partners to the same extent that the Registrant's declaration of
trust limits the liability of trustees and officers of the Registrant to the
Registrant and its shareholders.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with some of
its trustees and executive officers to provide them with indemnification to the
full extent permitted by Maryland law and the declaration of trust and bylaws
of the Registrant.
The Registrant has obtained an insurance policy to provide liability
coverage for its trustees and officers.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the shares
being registered
23.1
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)      The undersigned 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;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective 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 the Registration
Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3,
Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in the periodic reports filed by the Registrant
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pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered the securities offered
therein, 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.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in the 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.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to existing
provisions or arrangements whereby the Registrant may indemnify a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant against
liabilities arising under the Securities Act, 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 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 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 the City of Chicago, State of Illinois on July 3, 2001.
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
By:
/s/  TIMOTHY H. CALLAHAN
Timothy H. Callahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated as of the 3rd day of July, 2001.
Signature
Title
/s/  TIMOTHY H. CALLAHAN
Timothy H. Callahan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
(principal executive officer)
/s/  RICHARD D. KINCAID
Richard D. Kincaid
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer)
/s/  STEPHEN M. BRIGGS
Stephen M. Briggs
Senior Vice President — Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
/s/  SAMUEL ZELL
Samuel Zell
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
/s/  SHELI Z. ROSENBERG
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Trustee
/s/  THOMAS E. DOBROWSKI
Thomas E. Dobrowski
Trustee
/s/  JAMES D. HARPER, JR.
James D. Harper, Jr.
Trustee
/s/  JERRY M. REINSDORF
Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Trustee
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/s/  WILLIAM M. GOODYEAR
William M. Goodyear
Trustee
/s/  DAVID K. MCKOWN
David K. McKown
Trustee
/s/  EDWIN N. SIDMAN
Edwin N. Sidman
Trustee
/s/  D. J. ANDRE DE BOCK
D. J. Andre de Bock
Trustee
William Wilson III
Trustee
/s/  JOHN S. MOODY
John S. Moody
Trustee
/s/  JAN H.W.R. VAN DER VLIST
Jan H.W.R van der Vlist
Trustee
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
Page
5.1
Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality
of the shares being registered
23.1
Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
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