Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
Accelerated filer Smaller reporting Company
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). No
Yes
The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest held by nonaffiliates (i.e., by persons other than officers and trustees of the Registrant as reflected in the table in Item 12 of this Form 10-K, incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders) was $592,992,811 based on the last reported sale price on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 31, 2007. The number of common shares of beneficial interest outstanding as of June 30, 2008, was 57,869,815. References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the “Company,” “IRET,” “we,” “us,” or “our” include consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Documents Incorporated by Reference: Portions of IRET’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on September 16, 2008 are incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) hereof.
2008 Annual Report
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