SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 11, 2006

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.


Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-14469

 

04-6268599

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

115 WEST WASHINGTON STREET

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

 

46204

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  317.636.1600

 

Not Applicable


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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ITEM 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

At the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Simon Property Group, Inc. (“SPG”) held on May 11, 2006, SPG’s stockholders voted to approve the amended Simon Property Group, L.P. 1998  Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was adopted by SPG’s Board of Directors on February 27, 2006, subject to stockholder approval, and became effective with such stockholder approval on May 11, 2006. The Plan will expire by its terms on September 23, 2008. The Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and performance units to officers, key employees, eligible directors (as defined in the Plan), advisors and consultants of SPG and its affiliates.

The foregoing description of the Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which was filed as Appendix B to SPG’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Simon Property Group, L.P. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to SPG’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 4, 2006)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  May 11, 2006

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ STEPHEN E. STERRETT

 

 

Stephen E. Sterrett,

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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