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<TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT SIZE=1>As filed with the Securities and Exchange<BR>
Commission on November&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1>Registration Nos.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
and 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SIMON PROPERTY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SPG&nbsp;REALTY CONSULTANTS,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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046268599</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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13-2838638</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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National City Center<BR>
115 West Washington Street, Suite&nbsp;15 East<BR>
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204<BR>
(317)&nbsp;636-1600</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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SIMON PROPERTY GROUP,&nbsp;L.P.<BR>
1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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James&nbsp;M. Barkley,&nbsp;Esq.<BR>
Simon Property Group<BR>
115 West Washington Street, Suite&nbsp;15 East, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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(317)&nbsp;636-1600</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=1><I>Copy to:</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
David&nbsp;C. Worrell<BR>
Baker&nbsp;&amp; Daniels<BR>
300 North Meridian Street, Suite&nbsp;2700<BR>
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204<BR>
(317)&nbsp;237-0300</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="38%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of shares to be registered(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum offering price per share</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>5,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$34.275(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$171,375,000(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$15,767(3)</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Each
share of Common Stock of Simon Property Group,&nbsp;Inc. is paired with a beneficial interest in 1/100<SUP>th</SUP> of a share of common stock of SPG&nbsp;Realty
Consultants,&nbsp;Inc. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also registers additional shares of Common Stock as may be
offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions. </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>It
is impracticable to state the maximum offering price per share with respect to the shares registered for issuance pursuant to the Simon Property Group,&nbsp;L.P. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Accordingly, the proposed maximum offering price per share, the aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee attributed thereto are estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act using the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common
Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;11, 2002, which was $34.275 per share. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrants' Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration Nos.&nbsp;333-64313 and 333-64313-01) is
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrants.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrants certify that they have
reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on November&nbsp;7, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIMON PROPERTY GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><BR>
SPG&nbsp;REALTY CONSULTANTS,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID SIMON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Simon</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>S-1</FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes David Simon, Stephen&nbsp;E. Sterrett, James&nbsp;M. Barkley and John Dahl, or any of them, each
with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person any amendment to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any subsequent
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such
changes in this Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate, and appoints David Simon, Stephen&nbsp;E. Sterrett, James&nbsp;M. Barkley and John Dahl, or any of them, each with full
power of substitution, attorney-in-fact to sign any amendment to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any subsequent registration
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 their respective capacities and on November&nbsp;7,
2002. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID SIMON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Simon</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HERBERT SIMON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Herbert Simon</FONT></TD>
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Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MELVIN SIMON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Melvin Simon</FONT></TD>
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Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HANS C. MAUTNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Hans&nbsp;C. Mautner</FONT></TD>
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD S. SOKOLOV</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard&nbsp;S. Sokolov</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BIRCH BAYH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Birch Bayh</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MELVYN E. BERGSTEIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Melvyn&nbsp;E. Bergstein</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PIETER S. VAN DEN BERG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Pieter&nbsp;S. van den Berg</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>G. WILLIAM MILLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> G.&nbsp;William Miller</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FREDRICK W. PETRI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Fredrick&nbsp;W. Petri</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>J. ALBERT SMITH, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> J.&nbsp;Albert Smith,&nbsp;Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PHILIP J. WARD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Philip&nbsp;J. Ward</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>M. DENISE DEBARTOLO YORK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> M.&nbsp;Denise DeBartolo York</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN E. STERRETT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen&nbsp;E. Sterrett</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN DAHL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John Dahl</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>S-3</FONT></P>

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4.1</FONT></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Simon Property Group,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed October&nbsp;9, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-laws of Simon Property Group,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrants' Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SPG&nbsp;Realty Consultants,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed October&nbsp;9, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-laws of SPG&nbsp;Realty Consultants,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrants' Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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Issuance Agreement dated as of September&nbsp;23, 1998, between Simon Property Group,&nbsp;Inc. and SPG&nbsp;Realty Consultants,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
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Trust Agreement, dated as of October&nbsp;30, 1979, among shareholders of predecessors in interest to Simon Property Group,&nbsp;Inc. and SPG&nbsp;Realty Consultants,&nbsp;Inc., and First Jersey National Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.7 of the Form&nbsp;S-4 filed by Corporate Property Investors,&nbsp;Inc. (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-61399)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Baker&nbsp;&amp; Daniels.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen&nbsp;LLP (omitted pursuant to Rule&nbsp;437a of the Securities Act).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Baker&nbsp;&amp; Daniels (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page of the Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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99</FONT></TD>
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Simon Property Group,&nbsp;L.P. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (As Proposed To Be Amended May&nbsp;8, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrants' Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A dated April&nbsp;12,
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 13, 2002
Registration Nos. 333-
and 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
SPG REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
046268599
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
13-2838638
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
National City Center
115 West Washington Street, Suite 15 East
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 636-1600
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.
1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
James M. Barkley, Esq.
Simon Property Group
115 West Washington Street, Suite 15 East, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Name and address of agent for service)
(317) 636-1600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
David C. Worrell
Baker & Daniels
300 North Meridian Street, Suite 2700
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 237-0300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be registered(1)
Amount of shares to be registered(2)
Proposed maximum offering price per share
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
5,000,000
$34.275(3)
$171,375,000(3)
$15,767(3)
(1)
Each
share of Common Stock of Simon Property Group, Inc. is paired with a beneficial interest in 1/100
th
of a share of common stock of SPG Realty
Consultants, Inc.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also registers additional shares of Common Stock as may be
offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions.
(3)
It
is impracticable to state the maximum offering price per share with respect to the shares registered for issuance pursuant to the Simon Property Group, L.P. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Accordingly, the proposed maximum offering price per share, the aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee attributed thereto are estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act using the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common
Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on November 11, 2002, which was $34.275 per share.
The Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-64313 and 333-64313-01) is
incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrants.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrants certify that they have
reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on November 7, 2002.
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
and
SPG REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.
By:
/s/
DAVID SIMON
David Simon
Chief Executive Officer
S-1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes David Simon, Stephen E. Sterrett, James M. Barkley and John Dahl, or any of them, each
with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person any amendment to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any subsequent
registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such
changes in this Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate, and appoints David Simon, Stephen E. Sterrett, James M. Barkley and John Dahl, or any of them, each with full
power of substitution, attorney-in-fact to sign any amendment to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their respective capacities and on November 7,
2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
DAVID SIMON
David Simon
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
HERBERT SIMON
Herbert Simon
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/
MELVIN SIMON
Melvin Simon
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/
HANS C. MAUTNER
Hans C. Mautner
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/
RICHARD S. SOKOLOV
Richard S. Sokolov
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/
BIRCH BAYH
Birch Bayh
Director
/s/
MELVYN E. BERGSTEIN
Melvyn E. Bergstein
Director
/s/
PIETER S. VAN DEN BERG
Pieter S. van den Berg
Director
/s/
G. WILLIAM MILLER
G. William Miller
Director
/s/
FREDRICK W. PETRI
Fredrick W. Petri
Director
/s/
J. ALBERT SMITH, JR.
J. Albert Smith, Jr.
Director
/s/
PHILIP J. WARD
Philip J. Ward
Director
S-2
/s/
M. DENISE DEBARTOLO YORK
M. Denise DeBartolo York
Director
/s/
STEPHEN E. STERRETT
Stephen E. Sterrett
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
JOHN DAHL
John Dahl
Senior Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer)
S-3
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Simon Property Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 9, 1998).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of Simon Property Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).
4.3
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SPG Realty Consultants, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 9, 1998).
4.4
Amended and Restated By-laws of SPG Realty Consultants, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).
4.5
Issuance Agreement dated as of September 23, 1998, between Simon Property Group, Inc. and SPG Realty Consultants, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrants' Current Report on Form 8-K filed
October 9, 1998).
4.6
Trust Agreement, dated as of October 30, 1979, among shareholders of predecessors in interest to Simon Property Group, Inc. and SPG Realty Consultants, Inc., and First Jersey National Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.7 of the Form S-4 filed by Corporate Property Investors, Inc. (Reg. No. 333-61399)).
5
Opinion of Baker & Daniels.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP (omitted pursuant to Rule 437a of the Securities Act).
23.2
Consent of Baker & Daniels (included in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page of the Registration Statement).
99
Simon Property Group, L.P. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (As Proposed To Be Amended May 8, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrants' Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated April 12,
2002.)
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