As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2002
Registration No. 333-84210
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its governing instrument)
Maryland 52-0782497
(State of Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1626 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-998-8100
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Nancy J. Herman
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
1626 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-998-8100
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
James E. Showen
Kevin L. Vold
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-1109
(202) 637-5600
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time
to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
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under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
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please check the following box. [_]
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The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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Federal Realty Investment Trust
PROSPECTUS
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
1,500,000 COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan of Federal Realty
Investment Trust provides record holders of the Trust's common shares of
beneficial interest, as well as other interested investors, with a convenient
and economical way to acquire common shares.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS
. You may participate in the plan if you own our common shares. If you do
not own any common shares, you may be able to make your initial
investment in our common shares through the plan with a minimum initial
investment of $250.
. Once you are enrolled in the plan, you may buy additional common shares
by automatically reinvesting all or a portion of the cash dividends paid
on your common shares.
. Once you are enrolled in the plan, you may buy additional common shares
by making optional cash investments from $25 to $10,000 per month.
Your participation in the plan is entirely voluntary, and you may terminate
your participation at any time. If you do not elect to participate in the plan,
you will receive cash dividends, if and when declared by our board of trustees.
Our common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticket
symbol "FRT". The closing price of our common shares on April 1, 2002 was
$25.85.
Investing in the common shares involves risks. You should read carefully the
risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, filed on March 22, 2002, and our future SEC filings, all of
which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or has determined if
this prospectus is adequate or accurate. Any representation to the contrary is
a criminal offense.
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The date of this Prospectus is April 2, 2002
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representation not contained in this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer of any securities other than those described on the cover
page or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy within any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation within such jurisdiction.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PLAN
Please address all correspondence concerning the Plan to:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
PO Box 922 Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
Federal Realty Investment Trust should be mentioned in all correspondence
and Plan participants should give the number of their account. American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company may be telephoned at (718) 921-8283 or (877) 611-8039.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Summary of the Plan....................... 3
Risk Factors.............................. 5
About This Prospectus..................... 5
Where You Can Find More Information....... 5
A Warning About Forward Looking Statements 7
The Trust................................. 7
The Plan.................................. 7
Purpose.................................. 7
Participation Options.................... 8
Benefits and Disadvantages............... 8
Eligibility.............................. 9
Administration........................... 10
Participation............................ 10
Costs.................................... 11
Purchases and Optional Cash Investments.. 11
Reports.................................. 13
Dividends................................ 13
Certificates for Shares.................. 13
Withdrawal From The Plan................. 14
Other Information........................ 15
Use of Proceeds........................... 18
Experts................................... 18
Legal Matters............................. 18
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SUMMARY OF THE PLAN
The following summary of our Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan
may omit information that may be important to you. You should carefully read
the entire text of the plan contained in this prospectus beginning on page 7
before you decide to participate in the plan.
Enrollment: Our existing shareholders can participate in the
plan by submitting a completed authorization form
or by completing the enrollment procedures
specified on the web site of the plan's
administrator, American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, at www.investpower.com. Please see
Questions 6 and 7 for more detailed information.
Initial Investment: If you do not own any of our common shares, you
may be able to participate in the plan by making
an initial investment in our common shares
through the plan with a minimum initial
investment of $250. Your ability to make your
initial investment in our common shares through
the plan may be limited, however, by applicable
state securities or "blue sky" laws, as well as
laws applicable to investors residing outside the
United States. Please see Questions 4 and 6 for
more detailed information.
Reinvestment of Dividends: You can reinvest your cash dividends on all or a
portion of your common shares. You will be able
to purchase additional common shares by
reinvesting your dividends. Please see Question 2
for more detailed information.
Optional Cash Investments: After you are enrolled in the plan, you can buy
additional common shares. You can invest a
minimum of $25 to a maximum of $10,000 in any one
month.
Source of Shares: Initially, the administrator of the plan will
purchase our common shares directly from us as
newly issued common shares. We may, at our
election, also direct the plan administrator to
acquire shares for use under the plan through
open market transactions. Please see Question 10
for more detailed information.
Purchase Price: Under the plan, with respect to reinvested
dividends and optional cash investments, the
purchase price for our common shares that the
administrator purchases directly from us will
equal 100% of the average of the daily high and
low sales prices for common shares reported by
the New York Stock Exchange for the period of
five trading days ending on the day of purchase.
The purchase price for common shares purchased by
the administrator in the open market will equal
the price paid for the shares on the relevant
investment date. Regardless of the source of
shares, in no event will the purchase price be
less than 95% of the closing price of the common
shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on the day of purchase. Please see Question 13
for more detailed information.
Optional cash investments of less than $25 and
that portion of any optional cash investments
that exceed $10,000 in a particular month will be
returned to the participant without interest.
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Administration: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company initially
will serve as the administrator and registered
transfer agent of the plan. You should send all
correspondence with the administrator to: Federal
Realty Investment Trust, c/o American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, PO Box 922 Wall Street
Station, New York, NY 10269-0560. You may call
the administrator at (718) 921-8283 or (877)
611-8039. Please see Question 5 for more detailed
information.
Tracking Your Investments: You will receive periodic statements of the
transactions made in your plan account. These
statements will provide you with details of the
transactions and will indicate the share balance
in your plan account. Please see Question 16 for
more detailed information.
You may also track your plan account through
American Stock Transfer's interactive voice
response system (IVR) by calling (877) 611-8039,
or over the Internet through AST's web site at
www.investpower.com. You will need a password to
access your plan account information over the
Internet. Please see Questions 6 and 14 for more
detailed information.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common shares involves risks. You should read carefully the
risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, which we filed on March 22, 2002, and our future SEC
filings, all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we
filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. This prospectus does not
contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For
further information, we refer you to the registration statement, including its
exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus about the provisions or
contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If
the SEC's rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed
as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the agreement or
document for a complete description of these matters. You should not assume
that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than
the date on the front of this prospectus.
You should read this prospectus together with the additional information
described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information" below.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the
SEC. You may read and copy materials that we have filed with the SEC, including
the registration statement, at the following location:
Public Reference Room
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Room 1024
Washington, DC 20549
You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference
Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy
statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, who file
electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov. Reports,
proxy statements and other information concerning Federal Realty Investment
Trust may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
which are located at 20 Broad Street, New York, NY 10005.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with
it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and
information we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede
this information. We incorporate by reference the filings listed below, which
we have previously filed with the SEC, and any future filings made with the SEC
prior to the termination of this offering under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All of these filings, which
contain important information about us, are considered a part of this
prospectus.
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The file number for each of the listed documents is 1-07533.
(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001.
(2) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on the following dates:
. February 12, 2002;
. March 12, 2002; and
. March 28, 2002.
(3) Description of our common shares included in our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A/A filed on April 24, 2001.
(4) Description of our common share purchase rights included in our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed on March 11, 1999.
You may obtain copies of documents incorporated by reference in this
document, without charge, by writing us at the following address or calling us
at the telephone number listed below:
ANDREW P. BLOCHER, VICE PRESIDENT
INVESTOR RELATIONS
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
1626 E. JEFFERSON STREET
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
(301) 998-8100 or (800) 658-8980
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A WARNING ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We make forward-looking statements in this document, and in documents that
are incorporated by reference in this document, that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our
possible or assumed future results of operation. Also, statements including
words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans,"
"estimates," or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Many
factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this document and in the
documents incorporated by reference in this document, could affect our future
financial results and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by
reference in this document. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from current expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements in this document include, among others, the risk factors discussed
in the filings made by us with the SEC that are identified above and
incorporated in this document by reference.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our future results and shareholder values
may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.
Many of the factors that will determine these results and values are beyond our
ability to control or predict. For those statements, we claim the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
THE TRUST
Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust
specializing in the ownership, management, development and re-development of
high quality retail and mixed-use properties. Federal Realty owns or has an
interest in 58 community and neighborhood shopping centers comprising over 12
million square feet, primarily located in densely populated and affluent
communities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. In
addition, Federal Realty owns 62 retail and urban mixed-use properties
comprising over 2 million square feet located in strategic metropolitan markets
across the United States and one apartment complex. Federal Realty has paid
quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in
1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 34 consecutive years. Federal
Realty operates in a manner intended to qualify as a real estate investment
trust pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Our offices are
located at 1626 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Our telephone
number is (301) 998-8100 or (800) 658-8980.
THE PLAN
The Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, as in effect beginning
with our dividend payment date set for April 15, 2002, is set forth and
explained in the following questions and answers.
Purpose
1. What is the purpose of the plan?
The primary purpose of the plan is to provide shareholders and other
interested investors a convenient and economical way to reinvest all or a
portion of their cash dividends in additional common shares. A secondary
purpose is to provide us with additional funds from our sales of common shares
under the optional cash investment feature of the plan, which we will use to
make real estate investments, make improvements to our existing properties,
repay indebtedness, and for working capital and other general trust purposes.
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Participation Options
2. What are my investment options under the plan?
By participating in the plan, you may buy common shares through any of the
following investment options:
. Full Dividend Reinvestment. You may reinvest the cash dividends paid on
all of your certificated common shares in additional common shares. This
option also permits you to make optional cash investments from $25 to
$10,000 per month to buy additional common shares.
. Partial Dividend Reinvestment. You may reinvest cash dividends paid on a
number of your certificated common shares in additional common shares. We
will continue to pay you cash dividends on any common shares for which you
do not elect dividend reinvestment, when and if such dividends are
declared by our board of trustees. This option also permits you to make
optional cash investments from $25 to $10,000 per month to buy additional
common shares.
. Optional Cash Investment Only. You may choose not to reinvest any cash
dividends paid on your common shares, but remain enrolled in the plan in
order to make optional cash investments from $25 to $10,000 per month to
buy additional common shares. We will continue to pay you cash dividends,
when and if declared by our board of trustees, on the common shares owned
by you then or in the future, unless you designate the shares for
reinvestment pursuant to the plan.
You must select one of these three investment options when you enroll in the
plan. If you fail to make a selection, the administrator will enroll you in the
"Full Dividend Reinvestment" option and will reinvest all dividends on all
common shares registered in your name.
Benefits and Disadvantages
3. What are the benefits and disadvantages of the plan?
Benefits
. You will not pay brokerage commissions or service fees to purchase common
shares through the plan, unless we authorize the administrator to purchase
common shares in the open market.
. You will get the convenience of having all or a portion of your cash
dividends automatically reinvested in additional common shares. Since the
administrator will credit fractional common shares to your plan account,
you will receive full investment of your dividends and optional cash
investments.
. You may join without being a current shareholder.
. Your share certificates will be held for safekeeping by the administrator,
ensuring your protection against loss, theft or destruction of the
certificates representing your common shares.
. You will simplify your record keeping by receiving periodic statements
which will reflect all current activity in your plan account, including
purchases, sales and latest balances, and you may track your plan account
by accessing AST's IVR telephone system or Internet web site.
. You will have the flexibility of making optional cash investments from $25
to $10,000 in any one month to buy additional common shares. You may make
these optional cash investments on a regular or occasional basis by check,
money order or electronic fund transfer.
. At any time, you may direct the administrator to sell or transfer all or a
portion of the common shares held in your plan account.
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Disadvantages
. Without giving you prior notice, we may direct the administrator to buy
common shares under the plan either directly from us or in open market
transactions.
. You will be treated for federal income tax purposes as receiving a
distribution equal to the fair market value of the common shares credited
to your account as a result of the reinvestment of cash dividends. This
distribution will be taxable as a dividend to the extent of our earnings
and profits. Accordingly, you may have a tax liability without a
corresponding distribution of cash with which to pay the liability when it
comes due.
. You may not know the actual number of common shares that the administrator
of the plan buys for your account until after the applicable "investment
date," as described in more detail under Question 11.
. The price paid for the shares on any date may be greater than the price at
which shares are then trading.
. Sales of common shares held in your plan account may take up to five
business days to process.
. You will pay brokerage commissions or trading and transaction fees on the
sale of common shares held in your plan account. You will also be charged
for your pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the purchase of common
shares which are acquired in the open market for your plan account should
we elect not to issue such common shares directly.
. The administrator will not pay interest on funds that it holds pending
reinvestment or investment.
. You may not pledge common shares deposited in your plan account unless you
withdraw the common shares from the plan.
Eligibility
4. Who is eligible to participate in the plan?
All shareholders are eligible to participate in the plan. If you are a
shareholder and your common shares are registered in a name other than your own
(e.g., in the name of a broker, bank or nominee) and you want to participate,
you may either make appropriate arrangements for your broker, bank or nominee
to become a participant or you may become a shareholder of record by having a
part or all of your common shares transferred to your own name. To have common
shares of which you are the beneficial owner re-registered in your name, you
must request your broker, bank or nominee to send you a certificate
representing such common shares. A broker, bank or other nominee who wishes to
participate in the plan may do so but only with respect to all common shares
held by the broker, bank or nominee.
If you are an interested investor, but not yet a shareholder, you may be
able to use the plan to make your initial purchase of at least $250 of common
shares. If permitted, this initial purchase would enable you to participate in
both the optional cash investment and dividend reinvestment portions of the
plan. Please note that applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws in
several U.S. jurisdictions may prohibit interested investors from making their
initial purchase of our common shares through the plan. If you want to make
your initial investment through the plan, please contact the administrator for
pre-clearance before submitting your enrollment forms. In addition, regulations
in certain countries may limit or prohibit participation in services provided
under this type of plan. Therefore, persons residing outside of the United
States are responsible for complying with any such regulations. Federal Realty
and the plan's administrator reserve the right to prohibit or terminate
participation of any shareholder or prospective shareholder if deemed necessary
or advisable under any applicable laws or regulations.
Exclusion from plan for short-term trading or other practices. You should
not use the plan to engage in short-term trading activities that could change
the normal trading volume of the common shares. If you do engage in short-term
trading activities, we may prevent you from participating in the plan. We
reserve the right to
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modify, suspend or terminate participation in the plan, by otherwise eligible
holders of common shares, in order to eliminate practices which are, in our
sole discretion, not consistent with the purpose or operation of the plan or
which adversely affect the price of the common shares. In addition to
short-term trading activities, we reserve the right to prevent you from
participating in the plan for any other reason. It is in our sole discretion to
exclude you from or terminate your participation in the plan.
Administration
5. Who administers the plan for the participants?
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or AST, administers the plan and
acts as agent for the participants. You should send all correspondence
concerning the plan to: Federal Realty Investment Trust, c/o American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, PO Box 922 Wall Street Station, New York, NY
10269-0560. Should you have any questions regarding the plan or your plan
account, you may call AST at (718) 921-8283 or (877) 611-8039.
Participation
6. How does a shareholder enroll and participate in the plan?
If you are not already a participant in the plan, you may enroll by
completing the attached authorization card and mailing it to AST or by
following the enrollment procedures specified on AST's web site at
www.investpower.com. If you have questions, please contact AST at (718)
921-8283 or (877) 611-8039.
Once enrolled, there are three ways that you can process transactions for
your account. You can:
1. Utilize AST's web site at www.investpower.com. You will be able to
process the following transactions online:
- Set up an account - Sell shares
- Make additional purchases - Request a certificate for (non-fractional)
- Change your investment options shares held in your plan account
- Terminate your participation in the plan
2. Utilize AST's Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) by calling AST
at 1-877-611-8039. You will be able to process the following transactions
through the IVR system:
- Sell shares
- Request a certificate for (non-fractional) shares held in
your plan account
- Terminate participation in the plan
3. Utilize the Transaction Request Form attached to the bottom of your
statement and mail it to:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
PO Box 922 Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
By utilizing the Transaction Request form you will be able to do the
following:
- Make additional purchases
- Sell shares
- Deposit shares for safekeeping
- Request a certificate for (non-fractional) shares held in
your plan account
- Terminate your plan account
If you are not presently a shareholder but you have been cleared in
accordance with the procedures specified in the second paragraph in the
response to Question 4, you may enroll and make your initial investment through
the plan. To make this initial investment, include with your authorization card
a check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank for a minimum of $250, or such
greater amount you may specify (up to the maximum monthly amount of $10,000)
made out to American Stock Transfer and Trust Co./FRT. Or, if you enroll by
following the procedures specified on AST's web site, you may make your initial
investment by wire transfer as described more fully in the answer to Question
14.
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7. When may a shareholder join the plan?
Shareholders may join the plan at any time. If the authorization card or
online enrollment is received by AST on or before the record date for the
payment of the next dividend, reinvestment will begin with that dividend. If
the authorization card or online enrollment is received in the period between
any dividend record date and payment date, that dividend will be paid in cash
and the shareholder's initial dividend reinvestment will begin with the next
dividend.
Optional cash investments may be made at any time. See Question 14 for a
description of when and how amounts received will be invested in our common
shares.
8. How may a participant change options under the plan?
As a participant, you may change investment options or modify the number of
common shares designated under the Partial Dividend Reinvestment option at any
time by completing a new authorization card and returning it to AST at the
address set forth on the authorization card. You may also process these types
of transactions through AST's Internet web site and its IVR system, as
described in Question 6, above. Any such change will become effective as of the
dividend record date following the date the authorization card is received by
AST or the IVR or Internet request has been processed by AST.
Costs
9. What costs do participants pay for their purchases of shares under the plan?
None. There are no brokerage commissions or service fees on purchases,
unless we authorize the administrator to purchase common shares in the open
market. Federal Realty will pay all costs of administration
of the plan, except that participants may incur certain costs in connection
with their withdrawal from the plan if they direct AST to sell their common
shares.
Purchases and Optional Cash Investments
10. What is the source of the shares purchased under the plan?
Initially, common shares purchased under the plan will come from Federal
Realty's legally authorized but unissued common shares. Federal Realty may,
however, at its sole discretion, direct the administrator to obtain common
shares for sale through the plan in open market purchases.
11. When will dividends and optional cash investments be invested in shares?
If we are using newly issued common shares, dividends will be reinvested on
the same day as we pay our cash dividends to shareholders not participating in
the plan. The record dates for our dividend payments typically have preceded
the dividend payment dates by approximately two weeks. We have historically
paid dividends on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. We
cannot assure you that we will continue to pay dividends according to this
schedule, and nothing in the plan obligates us to do so. Neither we nor the
administrator will be liable if conditions, including our obligation to comply
with the rules and regulations of the SEC, prevent the administrator from
buying common shares or interfere with the timing of purchases.
We pay dividends as and when declared by our board of trustees. We cannot
assure you that we will declare or pay a dividend in the future, and nothing
contained in the plan obligates us to do so. The plan does not represent a
guarantee of future dividends.
Optional cash investments will be invested as of the 1/st and 15th of each
month, or the next business day if the 1st or the 15th is not a business day.
If the administrator is buying common shares for the plan through open market,
the administrator will reinvest dividends or make optional cash investments as
soon as practical on or after the regular investment date. /
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12. How many shares will be purchased with a participant's dividends and
optional cash investments?
The number of full and fractional common shares (calculated to three decimal
places) purchased with a participant's dividends and optional cash investments
will be determined by dividing the aggregate amount of dividends and voluntary
cash payments, if any, by the applicable purchase price of common shares.
13. What will be the price for shares purchased under the plan?
The price of common shares purchased directly from us with reinvested cash
dividends and with optional cash investments will equal 100% of the average of
the daily high and low sales prices for our common shares (as published in The
Wall Street Journal report of New York Stock Exchange--Composite Transactions)
for the period of five trading days ending on the applicable investment date
or, if the New York Stock Exchange is closed on the investment date, the five
trading days immediately preceding the investment date.
If the administrator purchases common shares in the open market, then the
purchase price for common shares will be the weighted average purchase price
paid by the administrator for the shares on the applicable investment date.
Each participant will be charged a pro rata portion of any brokerage
commissions or other fees or charges paid by the administrator in connection
with such open market purchases. The administrator will purchase the shares as
soon as is practical on or after an investment date.
Regardless of the source of shares, in no event will the purchase price be
less than 95% of the closing price of the common shares as reported on the New
York Stock Exchange on the day of purchase.
14. How does a participant make optional cash investments?
Existing shareholders and interested investors that are cleared pursuant to
the procedures specified in Question 4 can make an optional cash investment
when joining the plan by enclosing a check or money order with your
authorization card. Thereafter, optional cash payments should be mailed with
the tear-off portion of your account statement or your purchase transaction
advice mailed to you after a purchase is completed by the plan administrator.
Optional cash payments may also be transacted online by logging on to
www.investpower.com and choosing "InvestPower Account Holders". Enter your ten
digit account number (provided to you in your account statement) and the last
four digits of your social security number. You may then complete your optional
cash investment confirmation in two simple steps. For first-time investors
(non-registered holders) the minimum initial investment is $250.00. For
existing investors who have shares already registered in their names, the
minimum investment is $25.00. The maximum investment for existing or new
investors is $10,000.00 in any given month.
To make your initial payment, you should mail a check, money order or
automatic funds transfer election with an executed authorization card to the
agent at the address set forth below. After an authorization card has been
received by the agent, optional cash investments may be made by mailing a
check, money order or by automatic funds transfer together with a properly
executed copy of the form for such purpose which will accompany the account
statement sent to participants. All checks and money orders must be payable to
"American Stock Transfer and Trust Co.,/FRT." Do not send cash. Optional cash
investments must be received five business days prior to a particular
investment date, and checks or other drafts must clear prior to such investment
date, for an optional cash investment to be invested on such investment date.
If a check submitted is returned to the plan administrator as "unpaid", the
plan administrator will resell the shares just purchased and liquidate
additional shares, if necessary, to reimburse itself for any fees or loss
incurred when reselling from your account.
You are also allowed to make automatic monthly purchases for a constant
dollar value by instructing the plan administrator to electronically debit and
transfer funds from your bank. You may also purchase additional shares online
by logging onto www.investpower.com, selecting the Federal Realty logo and
choosing "invest now". Please enter your bank account number and the bank's ABA
number for an investment of not less than
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$250.00 if you are a new investor or $25.00 if you already have an account with
AST. The maximum amount of each of your investments in a given month may not
exceed $10,000.00.
Common shares purchased with optional cash investments will be held by the
administrator and credited to your account under the plan. Thereafter,
dividends on such common shares will automatically be fully or partially
reinvested in additional common shares or paid in cash, depending upon the
investment option selected, unless such common shares are withdrawn from the
plan.
Payments should be mailed to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, PO Box
922 Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560. Optional cash investments
which are received by the agent after the investment date will be applied to
the purchase of common shares on the next following investment date. On written
request from a participant, the administrator will return any uninvested
voluntary cash payments if the administrator receives the request at least 72
hours prior to the investment date. Funds held by the administrator will not
earn interest pending investment or return.
15. Are there any limitations on optional cash investments?
Yes. A participant may not make optional cash investments of less than $25
or more than $10,000 per month. Any amounts less than $25 or in excess of
$10,000 received by the administrator in any given month from a participant
will be returned to the participant, without interest.
Reports
16. What reports will participants receive?
Following each purchase of common shares for a participant under the plan,
the administrator will mail a statement of account showing the amounts
invested, the number of common shares purchased, and the purchase price on the
investment date. These statements should be retained for income tax purposes.
During the year participants will receive copies of the same materials sent to
all shareholders, including Federal Realty's annual reports, proxy statements
and other information concerning annual shareholder meetings.
Dividends
17. Will dividends be paid on shares held in participants' accounts under the
plan?
Yes. Dividends for all full and fractional plan common shares will be paid
to participants. You can reinvest all, a portion or none of the dividends in
additional common shares depending on the investment option you elect. See
Question 2 for more details regarding your investment options.
Certificates for Shares
18. Do participants receive certificates for shares purchased under the plan?
No. A certificate will be issued by Federal Realty to the administrator's
nominee account to be held for the accounts of participants. The administrator
holds all shares for participants in book-entry form. Instead of certificates
for your shares, you will receive a quarterly dividend reinvestment statement
which reflects all activity in your account.
This complimentary custodial service provides protection against loss, theft
or destruction of stock certificates.
19. What are the consequences if a participant requests certificates?
You may at any time request the administrator to send certificates for any
full common shares credited to your account. A request for a certificate for
whole common shares does not terminate participation in the plan as
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long as you remain in the plan and own, either directly or under your plan
account, one full common share. Any fractional common share balance will
continue to be maintained to the credit of the participant's account.
20. In whose name will certificates be registered when issued?
When issued, certificates for full common shares will be registered in the
name in which your plan account is maintained. For holders of record, this
generally will be the name in which common share certificates are registered at
the time you enroll in the plan.
21. May shares in a plan account be pledged?
No. If you want to pledge common shares credited to your plan account, you
must withdraw those common shares from your plan account.
Withdrawal from the Plan
22. When may a participant withdraw from the plan?
A participant may withdraw from the plan at any time by accessing AST's
Internet web site at www.investpower.com, by using AST's IVR telephone system
or by written request to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, PO Box 922
Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560. Any voluntary cash payments sent
to the administrator prior to a withdrawal request will be invested in common
shares. Whenever a participant no longer owns common shares directly and owns
less than one full common share under the plan, the administrator is authorized
to withdraw the participant from the plan.
23. What happens after a participant withdraws from the plan?
When a participant withdraws from the plan, or upon termination of the plan
by the Trust, a certificate for the full common shares held in the
participant's plan account and cash for any fractional common share held in
that account will be mailed to the participant.
Upon withdrawal from the plan, you may request the administrator to sell all
of your common shares in the plan account. In that case, the sale will be made
as promptly as possible after processing the withdrawal request, and the
administrator will pay you the proceeds of the sale, less any applicable
brokerage commission or charge.
After withdrawal from the plan has become effective, you will receive all
dividends in cash unless and until you rejoin the plan.
24. What happens to a participant's fractional share upon withdrawal from the
plan or if the plan is terminated?
When a participant withdraws from the plan, or if the plan is terminated by
Federal Realty, a cash adjustment representing any fraction of a common share
then credited to the participant's plan account will be paid. The cash payment
will be based upon the closing price of the common shares, on the day the
withdrawal request is received or on the day the plan is terminated.
25. When may a shareholder rejoin the plan?
Generally, a shareholder may again become a participant at any time.
However, Federal Realty may, in its sole discretion, prevent a shareholder from
participating in the plan, as described in more detail under Question 4.
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Other Information
26. What happens when a participant sells or transfers some or all of the
shares registered in his or her name?
If you dispose of all or a portion of the common shares for which you hold
certificates, the administrator will continue to reinvest dividends on common
shares credited to your plan account in additional common shares unless and
until a request to withdraw such common shares from your plan account is
received by the administrator in writing or through AST's web site or IVR
system.
If you dispose of a portion of your common shares and you have directed the
administrator to reinvest dividends on some of your common shares (e.g.,
Partial Dividend Reinvestment), you should provide new instructions to the
administrator in writing or through AST's web site or IVR system on how to
handle your account. If the administrator does not receive new instructions, it
may, in its discretion, pay cash dividends on all of your remaining common
shares.
27. What effect does the disposal of all shares held directly by a participant
have on a participant's plan account?
None, as long as you have at least one full common share in your plan
account. Dividends on your plan common shares and any optional cash investments
would continue to be invested under the plan in additional common shares.
28. What happens if Federal Realty issues a stock dividend, declares a stock
split, has a rights offering or proposes to engage in an extraordinary
transaction?
Any stock dividends or split common shares distributed by Federal Realty on
common shares held in the plan will be credited to the participants' accounts.
Transaction processing may be curtailed or suspended until the completion of
any stock dividend, stock split, rights offering or extraordinary transaction.
29. How will a participant's plan shares be voted at annual or special
meetings of shareholders?
You will receive a proxy to vote the number of full common shares held in
your plan account. Fractional common shares in plan accounts will not be voted.
The common shares in the plan account may only be voted by proxy and not in
person at the meeting.
If no instructions are indicated on a properly signed and returned proxy
card, a participant's common shares in the plan account will be voted in
accordance with the recommendations of Federal Realty management. If the proxy
card is not returned or is returned unsigned, the participant's common shares
will not be voted. Common shares held by you outside of the plan may be voted
by proxy or in person at the meeting.
30. What are the federal income tax consequences of participation in the plan?
The following is a description of the material federal income tax
consequences of participation in the plan. The following discussion is for
general information only and does not constitute tax advice. This discussion
does not reflect every possible tax outcome or consequence that could result
from participation in the plan and does not discuss your tax consequences if
you are a non-U.S. person or are otherwise subject to special tax treatment
under the Internal Revenue Code. You should consult your own tax advisor to
determine the tax consequences particular to your situation, including any
applicable state, local or foreign tax consequences.
Amounts Treated as a Distribution. Generally, a plan participant will be
treated as having received a distribution with respect to its Federal Realty
common shares for federal income tax purposes in an amount determined as
described below.
. If the administrator uses cash dividends that the participant has elected
to have reinvested to purchase common shares directly from Federal Realty,
the participant will be treated as receiving a
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distribution from Federal Realty equal to the fair market value on the
date of distribution of the common shares purchased on behalf of the
participant.
. If the administrator uses cash dividends that the participant has elected
to have reinvested to purchase common shares on the open market, the
participant will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having
received a distribution from Federal Realty equal to the price paid for
the common shares (including all brokerage fees or commissions). Under the
plan, Federal Realty will not pay any brokerage fees or commissions
allocable to a participant with respect to shares purchased in the open
market. If Federal Realty were to pay any brokerage fees or commissions in
the future, the amount treated as a distribution to the participant by
Federal Realty would include those brokerage fees or commissions paid by
Federal Realty.
. A participant who makes an optional cash investment through the plan will
not be treated as receiving a distribution from Federal Realty.
. Newly-enrolled participants who are making their initial investment in
Federal Realty shares through the plan's optional cash investment feature
and therefore are not currently shareholders of Federal Realty should not
be treated as receiving a distribution from Federal Realty.
In the situations described above, a shareholder will be treated as
receiving a distribution from Federal Realty even though no cash distribution
is actually received. These distributions will be taxable in the same manner as
all other distributions by Federal Realty, as described in our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2002 under "FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES --
Taxation of Domestic Holders of Common Shares -- Distributions," "-- Taxation
of Tax-Exempt Shareholders," or "-- Taxation of Non-U.S. Shareholders --
Distributions by Federal Realty," as applicable.
Basis and Holding Period in Shares Acquired Pursuant to the Plan. The tax
basis for common shares acquired by reinvesting cash distributions through the
plan generally will equal the fair market value of the common shares on the
date of distribution, plus any brokerage fees or commissions paid by the
participant. The holding period for shares acquired by reinvesting cash
distributions will begin on the day following the date of distribution.
The tax basis in common shares acquired through an optional cash investment
generally will equal the cost paid by the participant in acquiring the common
shares. The holding period for the shares purchased through the optional cash
investment feature of the plan generally will begin on the day the shares are
purchased for the participant's account.
Withdrawal or Disposition of Shares from the Plan. When participants
withdraw shares from the plan and receive whole shares, they will not realize
any taxable income. However, if they receive cash for a fraction of a share,
they will be required to recognize gain or loss with respect to that fraction
of a share. Participants also will be required to recognize gain or loss
whenever shares are sold either pursuant to a request to the administrator or
by the participant after the shares are withdrawn from the plan. Generally, the
amount of gain or loss that a participant will be required to recognize will be
the difference between the amount received for the shares and the participant's
tax basis in those shares.
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Effect of Withholding Requirements. Withholding requirements generally
applicable to distributions from Federal Realty will apply to all amounts
treated as distributions pursuant to the plan. See the discussion in our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2002 under "FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES -- Backup Withholding Tax And Information Reporting." All
withholding amounts will be withheld from distributions before the
distributions are reinvested under the plan. Therefore, if a U.S. shareholder
is subject to withholding, distributions which would otherwise be available for
reinvestment under the plan will be reduced by the withholding amount.
31. May the plan be changed or discontinued?
While Federal Realty hopes to continue the plan indefinitely, Federal Realty
reserves the right to suspend or terminate the plan at any time. It also
reserves the right to make modifications to the plan. Participating
shareholders will be informed of any such suspension, termination or
modification.
32. What is the responsibility of the administrator and Federal Realty under
the plan?
The administrator receives the participants' dividends and optional
payments, reinvests such receipts in additional common shares, maintains
records of each participant's account, holds in a nominee name all common
shares purchased for participants, and advises participants as to all
transactions in and the status of their accounts.
Neither Federal Realty nor the administrator nor its nominees shall have any
liability for any act done in good faith or for any good faith omission to act
in connection with the plan for sales or purchases, including without
limitation, any claim or liability arising out of failure to terminate a
participant's account upon his death prior to receipt of written notice of
death, nor shall they have any duties, responsibilities or liabilities except
such as are expressly set forth in the plan.
33. Who bears the risk of market price fluctuations in the common shares?
Your investment in common shares held in a plan account is no different than
an investment in directly held common shares in this regard. You bear the risk
of loss and the benefits of gain from market price changes for all of your
common shares.
Neither Federal Realty nor the administrator can guarantee that common
shares purchased under the plan will, at any particular time, be worth more or
less than their purchase price.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will use the net proceeds from the sale of common shares pursuant to the
plan, when and as received, to make real estate investments, to make
improvements to our existing properties, to repay indebtedness, and for working
capital and general trust purposes. We have not yet determined the amount of
the proceeds which will be devoted to any one of these purposes. We have no
basis for estimating precisely either the number of common shares that
ultimately may be sold pursuant to the plan, or the prices at which such common
shares will be sold.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedule appearing in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the periods indicated in their reports, incorporated by
reference into this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement,
have been audited by Arthur Andersen, LLP, independent public accountants, as
indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are incorporated by
reference herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in
giving said report.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the common shares offered hereby has been passed upon for
Federal Realty by Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Washington, DC. Certain tax matters
will be passed upon by Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Washington, DC, special tax
counsel for Federal Realty.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1 Declaration of Trust of Federal Realty Investment Trust dated May 5, 1999 filed with the Commission
on May 25, 1999 as an exhibit to the Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by
reference thereto
4.2 Bylaws of the Trust dated May 5, 1999 filed with the Commission on May 25, 1999 as an exhibit to
the Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference thereto
4.3 A description of a Common Share of Beneficial Interest certificate, filed as an exhibit to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 is incorporated herein by reference
thereto
4.4 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated March 11, 1999, between the Trust and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, filed as an exhibit to the Trust's Form 8-A/A filed with the
Commission on March 11, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference thereto
5.1* Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the validity of the shares
8.1* Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding certain tax matters
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants
23.2 Intentionally omitted
23.3* Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.4* Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 8.1)
24.1* Power of Attorney (included in signature page to initial filing)
99.1* Form of Authorization Card
99.2 Letter regarding Arthur Andersen LLP
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* Previously filed.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 11, 2002
included in Federal Realty Investment Trust's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Vienna, Virginia
April 2, 2002
Exhibit 99.2
April 2, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Reference: Federal Realty Investment Trust
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 333-84210
Consistent with the Commission's release of March 18, 2002, please be advised
that the Trust has obtained a letter from Arthur Andersen LLP, the Company's
independent public accountants, dated March 22, 2002, containing the following
representations regarding the audits performed on the Trust's consolidated
balance sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, common shareholder's equity and cash flows for each of
the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2001:
o the audits were subject to Arthur Andersen's quality control system
for the U.S. accounting and auditing practice to provide reasonable
assurance that the engagement was conducted in compliance with
professional standards;
o there was appropriate continuity of Arthur Andersen personnel working
on the audits; and
o there was appropriate availability of national office consultation.
Representation relating to the availability of personnel at foreign affiliates
of Arthur Andersen was not relevant to these audits.
Sincerely,
/s/ Donald C. Wood
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Donald C. Wood
President and Chief Operating
Officer
