UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
APRIL 14, 2004
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-11656 42-1283895
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
110 N. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 960-5000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") requested that General Growth
Properties provide ISS with additional information about tax fees that General
Growth Properties reported in its proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. ISS further requested that General Growth Properties publish this
information either in a Form 8-K filing or in a press release. The following is
the information we provided to ISS:
FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The following table sets forth fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP for services
rendered for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003:
Audit Fees $894,000
Audit-Related Fees 239,000
Tax Fees-Preparation and Compliance 337,000
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Total Audit, Audit Related
And Tax Preparation and Compliance Fees 1,470,000
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Other Non-audit Fees:
Tax Fees-Other 171,000
All Other Fees 700,000
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Total-Other Fees 871,000
Total-Fees $2,341,000
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
By: /s/ Bernard Freibaum
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Bernard Freibaum
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 14, 2004