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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2001

Registration No. 333-56656



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE 6798 34-1755769
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

National City Center
115 West Washington Street, Suite 15 East
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 636-1600
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)


JAMES M. BARKLEY, ESQ.
General Counsel
National City Center
115 West Washington Street, Suite 15 East
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 636-1600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)


Copies to:
David C. Worrell, Esq.
Baker & Daniels
300 North Meridian Street
Suite 2700
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 237-0300


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: Not Applicable.

    If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. / /

    If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) 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. / /

    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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. / /





DEREGISTRATION OF NOTES NOT EXCHANGED

    Simon Property Group, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership") filed Registration Statement No. 333-56656 on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2001 and filed Amendment No. 1 to such registration statement on April 24, 2001 (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to which it registered $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/8% exchange notes due 2006 and $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/4% exchange notes due 2011. The obligation of the Operating Partnership to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the benefit of holders of unregistered notes expired June 8, 2001. Holders of unregistered notes exchanged an aggregate principal amount of $499,800,000 unregistered notes through June 8, 2001. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement is filed in order to deregister the $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 73/8% exchange notes due 2006 that were not exchanged, as described above.

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SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on June 20, 2001.

    SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.

 

 

By:

 

Simon Property Group, Inc., Managing General Partner

 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
DAVID SIMON   
David Simon,
Chief Executive Officer

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on June 20, 2001.

Signature
  Title

 

 

 

/s/ 
DAVID SIMON   
David Simon

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

*

Herbert Simon

 

Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors

*

Melvin Simon

 

Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors

*

Hans C. Mautner

 

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

*

Richard Sokolov

 

President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

*

Birch Bayh

 

Director


Pieter S. van den Berg

 

Director

*

G. William Miller

 

Director

*

Fredrick W. Petri

 

Director

*

J. Albert Smith

 

Director

*

Phillip J. Ward

 

Director

*

M. Denise DeBartolo York

 

Director

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/s/ 
JOHN DAHL   
John Dahl

 

Senior Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ 
STEPHEN E. STERRETT   
Stephen E. Sterrett

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

*By:

 

/s/ 
DAVID SIMON   
David Simon
Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

 

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