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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13-6908486</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite&nbsp;300</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Farmington Hills, Michigan</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>48334</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust<BR>
2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees<BR>
&#038;</B><BR>
<FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan</B></FONT><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Dennis E. Gershenson<BR>
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust<BR>
31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(248)&nbsp;350-9900</B><BR>
<DIV style="margin-top: 1px"><FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copy to:<BR>
Donald J. Kunz, Esq.<BR>
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP<BR>
2290 First National Building<BR>
660 Woodward Ave.<BR>
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3506<BR>
(313)&nbsp;465-7454 (telephone)<BR>
(313)&nbsp;465-7455 (facsimile)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Shares of
Beneficial Interest</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">151,000</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,377,120</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$76.84</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Shares of
Beneficial Interest</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">900,000</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$8,208,000</TD>
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    <TD>Registered herein are (i)&nbsp;151,000 common shares of beneficial interest of Ramco-Gershenson
Properties Trust (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) par value $0.01 per share that may be issued pursuant to
the Registrant&#146;s 2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees and (ii)&nbsp;900,000 common
shares of beneficial interest of the Registrant par value $0.01 per share that may be issued
pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the &#147;Common
Shares&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement shall also cover any additional Common Shares in respect of the securities
identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
or similar transaction.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;solely for the purpose of computing the
registration fee and based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares as
traded on the New York Stock Exchange on June 22, 2009.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Registrant for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
March&nbsp;11, 2009 and April&nbsp;30, 2009, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarter ending March&nbsp;31, 2009 filed
with the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;13, 2009, March&nbsp;25, 2009,
April&nbsp;1, 2009, April&nbsp;10, 2009, May&nbsp;13, 2009,
June&nbsp;4, 2009 and June&nbsp;15, 2009, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;All other reports the Registrant filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since December&nbsp;31,
2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares contained in Item&nbsp;1 of the Registrant&#146;s
registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;1, 1988, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered 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
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 by reference 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, as
amended and supplemented (the &#147;Declaration of Trust&#148;), permits the Registrant, and the Registrant&#146;s
Bylaws, as amended and restated (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;), require the Registrant, to the maximum extent
permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify any trustee or officer (a)
against reasonable expenses incurred by him in the successful defense (on the merits or otherwise)
of any proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of such status or (b)&nbsp;against any claim or
liability to which he may become subject by reason of such status unless it is established that (i)
the act or omission that was material to the matter giving rise to the procedure was committed in
bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii)&nbsp;he actually received an
improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal
proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his act or omission was unlawful. The
Registrant is also required by the Bylaws to pay or reimburse, in advance of a final disposition
and without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification,
reasonable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">expenses of a trustee or officer made a party to a proceeding by reason of his status as such,
provided, however, that in accordance with Maryland law, the Registrant has received a written
affirmation by the trustee or officer of his good faith belief that he has met the applicable
standard for indemnification under such Bylaws and a written undertaking to repay such expenses if
it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard was not met. The Registrant may,
with the approval of the Board of Trustees (the &#147;Board&#148;) or any duly authorized committee, provide
such indemnification and advance for expenses to any of the Registrant&#146;s employees or agents or to
any person who served a predecessor entity.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland law also permits the declaration of trust of a real estate investment trust to
include a provision limiting the liability of trustees and officers to the trust and shareholders
for money damages, except to the extent that it is provided that the trustee or officer actually
received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the trustee or officer is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that
the trustee or officer&#146;s action or failure to act was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. The Declaration
of Trust contains a provision providing for elimination of the liability of the Registrant&#146;s
trustees and officers to the Registrant or the Registrant&#146;s shareholders for money damages to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has purchased a policy of Directors&#146; and Officers&#146; insurance that insures both
the Registrant and its officers and trustees against expenses and liabilities of the type normally
insured against under such policies, including the expenses of indemnification described above.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of the
Registrant, dated October&nbsp;2, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997, as
amended.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Registrant&#146;s Declaration of Trust, dated June&nbsp;8,
2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commision on June&nbsp;13, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary to the Registrant&#146;s Declaration of Trust, dated March
31, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement between Registrant and American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust
Company, LLC, dated as of March&nbsp;25, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee
Trustees, incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement
on Schedule&nbsp;14A (Amendment No.&nbsp;1) filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2008.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included after
the signature of the Registrant contained on Signature
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    <TD>Filed herewith</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(ii)&nbsp;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. 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(iii)&nbsp;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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Provided, however</U>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(3)&nbsp;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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 directors, 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 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 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 Farmington Hills, State of Michigan, on June&nbsp;10, 2009.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Dennis E. Gershenson
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Dennis E. Gershenson&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and trustees of
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the &#147;Registrant&#148;),
hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis E. Gershenson and Richard J. Smith, and each of them, the
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, each with the power of
substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, with full power and authority in said
attorneys-in-fact and agents and in any one or more of them, to sign and execute and file the
proposed registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act,
which registration statement relates to the registration and issuance of the Registrant&#146;s Common
Shares, par value $0.01 a share, pursuant to the Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted
Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees and the 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, and any of the
documents relating to such registration statement, any and all amendments to such registration
statement, including any amendment thereto changing the amount of securities for which registration
is being sought, and any post-effective amendment, with all exhibits and any and all documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 and on the date indicated.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dennis E. Gershenson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dennis E. Gershenson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard J. Smith
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard J. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer
and <BR>
Principal Accounting
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stephen R. Blank
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen R. Blank
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Trustee&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Arthur H. Goldberg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Arthur H. Goldberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Trustee&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Trustee&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert A. Meister
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David J. Nettina
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David J. Nettina
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Matthew L. Ostrower
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Matthew L. Ostrower
</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Joel M. Pashcow
</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">June&nbsp;10, 2009</TD>
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Mark K. Rosenfeld
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Michael A. Ward
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust
of the Registrant, dated October&nbsp;2, 1997, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997, as amended.</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Registrant&#146;s Declaration of
Trust, dated June&nbsp;8, 2005, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;13, 2005.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary to the Registrant&#146;s Declaration of
Trust, dated March&nbsp;31, 2009, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2009.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement between Registrant and American Stock
Transfer &#038; Trust Company, LLC, dated as of March&nbsp;25, 2009,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on April
1, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted Share Plan
for Non-Employee Trustees, incorporated by reference to
Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A
(Amendment No.&nbsp;1) filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2008.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2009 Omnibus Long-Term
Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the
Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the
Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2009.</TD>
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in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration
Statement)</TD>
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Registrant contained on page &#091;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#093; of this Registration
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
Registration No. 333-
As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
13-6908486
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300
Farmington Hills, Michigan
48334
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees
&
2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Dennis E. Gershenson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
(Name and address of agent for service)
(248) 350-9900
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Donald J. Kunz, Esq.
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
2290 First National Building
660 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3506
(313) 465-7454 (telephone)
(313) 465-7455 (facsimile)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated Filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed
Proposed
securities
Amount
maximum
maximum
Amount of
to be
to be
offering price
aggregate
registration
registered (1)
registered (2)
per share
offering price
fee
Common Shares of
Beneficial Interest
151,000
$9.12(3)
$1,377,120
$76.84
Common Shares of
Beneficial Interest
900,000
$9.12(3)
$8,208,000
$458.01
(1)
Registered herein are (i) 151,000 common shares of beneficial interest of Ramco-Gershenson
Properties Trust (the "Registrant") par value $0.01 per share that may be issued pursuant to
the Registrant's 2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees and (ii) 900,000 common
shares of beneficial interest of the Registrant par value $0.01 per share that may be issued
pursuant to the Registrant's 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the "Common
Shares").
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement shall also cover any additional Common Shares in respect of the securities
identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
or similar transaction.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of computing the
registration fee and based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares as
traded on the New York Stock Exchange on June 22, 2009.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1. Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Registrant for the year
ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
March 11, 2009 and April 30, 2009, respectively.
2. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarter ending March 31, 2009 filed
with the Commission on May 8, 2009.
3. Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 13, 2009, March 25, 2009,
April 1, 2009, April 10, 2009, May 13, 2009,
June 4, 2009 and June 15, 2009, respectively.
4. All other reports the Registrant filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since December 31,
2008.
5. The description of the Registrant's Common Shares contained in Item 1 of the Registrant's
registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November 1, 1988, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
6. All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered 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
part hereof from the date of filing of 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 by reference 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers.
The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, as
amended and supplemented (the "Declaration of Trust"), permits the Registrant, and the Registrant's
Bylaws, as amended and restated (the "Bylaws"), require the Registrant, to the maximum extent
permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify any trustee or officer (a)
against reasonable expenses incurred by him in the successful defense (on the merits or otherwise)
of any proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of such status or (b) against any claim or
liability to which he may become subject by reason of such status unless it is established that (i)
the act or omission that was material to the matter giving rise to the procedure was committed in
bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) he actually received an
improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (iii) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his act or omission was unlawful. The
Registrant is also required by the Bylaws to pay or reimburse, in advance of a final disposition
and without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification,
reasonable
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expenses of a trustee or officer made a party to a proceeding by reason of his status as such,
provided, however, that in accordance with Maryland law, the Registrant has received a written
affirmation by the trustee or officer of his good faith belief that he has met the applicable
standard for indemnification under such Bylaws and a written undertaking to repay such expenses if
it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard was not met. The Registrant may,
with the approval of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") or any duly authorized committee, provide
such indemnification and advance for expenses to any of the Registrant's employees or agents or to
any person who served a predecessor entity.
Maryland law also permits the declaration of trust of a real estate investment trust to
include a provision limiting the liability of trustees and officers to the trust and shareholders
for money damages, except to the extent that it is provided that the trustee or officer actually
received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the trustee or officer is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that
the trustee or officer's action or failure to act was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. The Declaration
of Trust contains a provision providing for elimination of the liability of the Registrant's
trustees and officers to the Registrant or the Registrant's shareholders for money damages to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time.
The Registrant has purchased a policy of Directors' and Officers' insurance that insures both
the Registrant and its officers and trustees against expenses and liabilities of the type normally
insured against under such policies, including the expenses of indemnification described above.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust of the
Registrant, dated October 2, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, as
amended.
4.2
Articles of Amendment to the Registrant's Declaration of Trust, dated June 8,
2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Commision on June 13, 2005.
4.3
Articles Supplementary to the Registrant's Declaration of Trust, dated March
31, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 1, 2009.
4.4
Rights Agreement between Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC, dated as of March 25, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 1, 2009.
4.5
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
4.6
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted Share Plan for Non-Employee
Trustees, incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2008.
4.7
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A filed with the Commission on May 15, 2009.
5.1*
Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP
23.1*
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
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23.2*
Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP (included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
24*
Power of Attorney (included after
the signature of the Registrant contained on Signature
Page 1 of this Registration Statement)
*
Filed herewith
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 of 1933;
(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. 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(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-8, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
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 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to 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 undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, 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 of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
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registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 directors, 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 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 Farmington Hills, State of Michigan, on June 10, 2009.
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST
By:
/s/ Dennis E. Gershenson
Dennis E. Gershenson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and trustees of
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Registrant"),
hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis E. Gershenson and Richard J. Smith, and each of them, the
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, each with the power of
substitution for him or her in any and all capacities, with full power and authority in said
attorneys-in-fact and agents and in any one or more of them, to sign and execute and file the
proposed registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act,
which registration statement relates to the registration and issuance of the Registrant's Common
Shares, par value $0.01 a share, pursuant to the Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted
Share Plan for Non-Employee Trustees and the 2009 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, and any of the
documents relating to such registration statement, any and all amendments to such registration
statement, including any amendment thereto changing the amount of securities for which registration
is being sought, and any post-effective amendment, with all exhibits and any and all documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dennis E. Gershenson
Dennis E. Gershenson
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 10, 2009
/s/ Richard J. Smith
Richard J. Smith
Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer
and
Principal Accounting
Officer)
June 10, 2009
/s/ Stephen R. Blank
Stephen R. Blank
Trustee
June 10, 2009
/s/ Arthur H. Goldberg
Arthur H. Goldberg
Trustee
June 10, 2009
Trustee
Robert A. Meister
/s/ David J. Nettina
Trustee
June 10, 2009
David J. Nettina
/s/ Matthew L. Ostrower
Matthew L. Ostrower
Trustee
June 10, 2009
/s/ Joel M. Pashcow
Joel M. Pashcow
Trustee
June 10, 2009
/s/ Mark K. Rosenfeld
Mark K. Rosenfeld
Trustee
June 10, 2009
/s/ Michael A. Ward
Michael A. Ward
Trustee
June 10, 2009
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
4.1
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Declaration of Trust
of the Registrant, dated October 2, 1997, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, as amended.
4.2
Articles of Amendment to the Registrant's Declaration of
Trust, dated June 8, 2005, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on June 13, 2005.
4.3
Articles Supplementary to the Registrant's Declaration of
Trust, dated March 31, 2009, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on April 1, 2009.
4.4
Rights Agreement between Registrant and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, dated as of March 25, 2009,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April
1, 2009.
4.5
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
4.6
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2008 Restricted Share Plan
for Non-Employee Trustees, incorporated by reference to
Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
(Amendment No. 1) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2008.
4.7
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 2009 Omnibus Long-Term
Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the
Commission on May 15, 2009.
5.1*
Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP
23.1*
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
23.2*
Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP (included
in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration
Statement)
24*
Power of Attorney (included after the signature of the
Registrant contained on page [___] of this Registration
Statement)
*
Filed herewith