0001284812-13-000116.txt : 20130214 0001284812-13-000116.hdr.sgml : 20130214 20130214113114 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001284812-13-000116 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOME PROPERTIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923118 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 161455126 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43881 FILM NUMBER: 13608176 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 850 CLINTON SQ CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14604 BUSINESS PHONE: 5855464900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 850 CLINTON SQUARE CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14604 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOME PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950210 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COHEN & STEERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001284812 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 141904657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212 832 3232 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G/A 1 hme13gbody-123112.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8)* Home Properties Inc. ------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) COMMON -------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 437306103 -------------------- (CUSIP Number) Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement December 31, 2012 -------------------- Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed: [x] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in prior coverage. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SEC 1745 (12-02) Schedule 13G (continued) USIP No. 437306103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Cohen & Steers, Inc. 14-1904657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [x] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,753,486 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,855,015 ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,855,015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.52% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13G (continued) CUSIP No. 437306103 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. 13-3353336 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [x] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,713,228 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,781,925 ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,781,925 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.38% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13G (continued) CUSIP No. 437306103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only) Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Belgium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER OF 40,258 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH ------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 73,090 WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 73,090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.14% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Home Properties Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 850 Clinton Square Rochester, NY 14604 Item 2. (a) Name of Persons Filing: Cohen & Steers, Inc. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. (b) Address of Principal Business Office: The principal address for Cohen & Steers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management,Inc. is: 280 Park Avenue 10th Floor New York, NY 10017 The principal address for Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. is: Chaussee de la Hulpe 116, 1170 Brussels, Belgium (c) Citizenship: Cohen & Steers, Inc: Delaware corporation Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc: New York corporation Cohen & Steers Europe S.A.: Belgium limited company (d) Title of Class Securities: Commmon (e) CUSIP Number: 437306103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) [x] An investment advisor in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [x] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(G) (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(J) Item 4. OWNERSHIP: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 2012: See row 9 on cover sheet (b) Percent of Class: See row 11 on cover sheet (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: See row 5 on cover sheet (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: See row 6 on cover sheet (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See row 7 on cover sheet (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: See row 8 on cover sheet Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF 5% OR LESS OF A CLASS N/A Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 5% ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON N/A Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY Cohen & Steers, Inc. holds a 100% interest in Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act. Cohen & Steers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. together hold a 100% interest in Cohen & Steers Europe S.A., an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act. Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Cohen & Steers, Inc. holds a 100% interest in Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act. Cohen & Steers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. together hold a 100% interest in Cohen & Steers Europe S.A., an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act. Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP N/A Item 10. Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purposes or effect. This report is not an admission that Cohen & Steers, Inc. or its subsidiaries are the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this report, and Cohen & Steers, Inc. and its subsidiaries expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein pursuant to Rule 13d-4. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 2013 Cohen & Steers, Inc. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. By: /s/ Lisa Phelan ____________________________________________ Signature Lisa Phelan, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Cohen & Steers, Inc. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. ____________________________________________ Name and Title Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. By: /s/ Joseph Houlihan --------------------------------------- Signature Joseph Houlihan, Managing Director Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. ____________________________________________ Name and Title JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13G referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Shares of Home Properties Inc. and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of February 14, 2013. Cohen & Steers, Inc. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. By: /s/ Lisa Phelan ____________________________________________ Signature Lisa Phelan, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Cohen & Steers, Inc. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. ____________________________________________ Name and Title Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. By: /s/ Joseph Houlihan --------------------------------------- Signature Joseph Houlihan, Managing Director Cohen & Steers Europe S.A. ____________________________________________ Name and Title