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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2

                       FIRST AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This First Amendment to Rights Agreement ("First Amendment") is made as
of the 31st day of October, 2001 by and among Security Capital Group
Incorporated ("Security Capital"), The First National Bank of Boston ("FNBB")
and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. ("EquiServe").

         WHEREAS, Security Capital and FNBB entered into that certain Rights
Agreement dated as of April 21, 1997 (the "Rights Agreement") pursuant to which,
among other things, FNBB agreed to act as rights agent (the "Rights Agent");

         WHEREAS, by letter dated October 8, 2001 FNBB provided notice to
Security Capital of its intention to resign as rights agent in accordance with
the provisions of Section 21 of the Rights Agreement;

         WHEREAS, Security Capital desires to appoint EquiServe to succeed FNBB
as rights agent under the Rights Agreement and EquiServe has indicated it desire
to accept such appointment as Rights Agent;

         WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement,
Security Capital, FNBB and EquiServe desire to amend the Rights Agreement as set
forth below;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein, and of other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be bound hereby, Security Capital, FNBB and EquiServe agree as
follows:

1.       Except as otherwise set forth in this First Amendment, all
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Rights
Agreement.

2.       Section 21 of the Rights Agreement ("Change in Rights Agent") is hereby
amended by deleting in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

         21. Change in Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor Rights
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         Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement
         upon 30 days' notice in writing mailed to the Corporation and to each
         transfer agent of the Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Participating
         Preferred Shares by registered or certified mail and to the holders of
         the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. The Corporation may remove
         the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon 30 days' notice in
         writing mailed to the Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the
         case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Class A Shares, Class B
         Shares and Participating Preferred Shares by registered or certified
         mail, and to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class
         mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise
         become incapable of acting, the Corporation shall appoint a successor
         to the Rights Agent. If the Corporation shall fail to make such
         appointment within a period of 30 days after giving notice of such
         removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or
         incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the
         holder of a Right Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit such
         holder's Right Certificate for inspection by the

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         Corporation), then the registered holder of any Right Certificate may
         apply to any court or competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
         new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the
         Corporation or by such a court, shall be a corporation, bank or trust
         company organized and doing business under the laws of the United
         States or any state of the United States, in good standing, which is
         authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust or stock
         transfer powers and is subject to supervision or examination by federal
         or state authority and which has individually or combined with an
         affiliate at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined
         capital and surplus of at least $100 million dollars. After
         appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same
         powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been
         originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the
         predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor
         Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute
         and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary
         for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such
         appointment the Corporation shall file notice thereof in writing with
         the predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the Class A
         Shares, Class B Shares and Participating Preferred Shares, and mail a
         notice thereof in writing to the registered holders of the Rights
         Certificates. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section
         21, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or
         validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the
         appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.

3.       Security Capital hereby appoints EquiServe to serve as Rights Agent
under the Rights Agreement succeeding FNBB and EquiServe hereby accepts such
appointment, with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it
had originally been named as Rights Agent without further act or deed.

4.       Section 3(c) is hereby amended by adding the following prior to the
penultimate sentence thereof:

         Until such time that additional certificates representing the Class A
         Shares or Class B Shares are prepared, a legend substantially to the
         following effect shall also be impressed on, printed on, written on or
         otherwise affixed to the certificates therefore:

                   EquiServe Trust Company N.A. is the successor to The First
                   National Bank of Boston as Rights Agent under the
                   above-referenced Agreement.

         Following such time as additional certificates representing the Class A
         Shares or Class B Shares are prepared, a legend substantially to the
         following effect shall also be impressed on, printed on, written on or
         otherwise affixed to the certificates therefore:

                   This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder
                   thereof to certain rights as set forth in the Rights
                   Agreement between Security Capital Group Incorporated (the
                   "Corporation") and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as
                   successor to The First National Bank of Boston, dated as of
                   April 21, 1997 and amended as of October 31, 2001 (the
                   "Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are hereby
                   incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on
                   file at the principal offices of the Corporation. Under
                   certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement,
                   the Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and
                   will no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The
                   Corporation will mail to the holder of this certificate a
                   copy of the Rights Agreement, as in effect on the date of
                   mailing,

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                   without charge promptly after receipt of a written request
                   therefor. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights
                   Agreement, Rights issued to, or held by, any Person who is,
                   was or becomes an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or
                   Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights
                   Agreement), whether currently held by or on behalf of such
                   Person or by any subsequent holder, shall become null and
                   void.

5.      In accordance with Section 21 of the Rights Agreement, FNBB acknowledges
that it has delivered and transferred to EquiServe any property held by it
pursuant to the Rights Agreement and agrees that it will execute and deliver any
further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for this purpose.

6.      FNBB and EquiServe each acknowledge that this First Amendment
constitutes the notice by Security Capital required by Section 21 of the Rights
Agreement of the appointment of EquiServe as the successor Rights Agent.

7.       All references in the Rights Agreement (including the exhibits
thereto) to The First National Bank of Boston shall be deemed to refer to
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. or EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as successor to
The First National Bank of Boston, as applicable.

8.       The notice information for FNBB set forth in Section 26 of the
Rights Agreement is replaced with the following:

         EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
         150 Royall Street
         Canton, Massachusetts  02021
         Attention: Angela Dray

9.       Security Capital and EquiServe each agree to make such other changes
to the Rights Agreement as reasonably necessary to reflect the addition of
EquiServe as successor Rights Agent.

10.      This First Amendment shall be effective as of October 31, 2001

11.      Except as amended hereby, the Rights Agreement and all exhibits thereto
shall remain in full force and effect.

12.      This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement, it being understood that all of the
parties need not sign the same counterpart.

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed
in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized
officers, as of this 31st day of October, 2001.

                                             SECURITY CAPITAL GROUP INCORPORATED

                                             By:  ______________________________
                                                       Name:
                                                       Title:

                                             THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON

                                             By:  ______________________________
                                                       Name:
                                                       Title:

                                             EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

                                             By:  ______________________________
                                                       Name:
                                                       Title:

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                       AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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         AMENDMENT, dated as of December 14, 2001, to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of April 21, 1997 (as amended by Amendment No.1, dated as of October
31, 2001, the "Rights Agreement"), between Security Capital Group Incorporated,
a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as
Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").

         The Company and the Rights Agent have heretofore executed and entered
into the Rights Agreement. Pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the
Company and the Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend the
Rights Agreement in accordance with the provisions thereof. All acts and things
necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement, enforceable according to its
terms, have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this
Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent have been in all respects duly
authorized by the Company and the Rights Agent.

         The Company proposes to enter into a Merger Agreement and, dated as of
December 14, 2001 (as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to
time, the "Merger Agreement") among General Electric Capital Corporation, a
Delaware Corporation ("GE Capital"), EB Acquisition Corp. a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of GE Capital ("Merger Sub") and the Company.

         The Merger Agreement contemplates that the Company will amend the
Rights Agreement to the extent necessary to provide that the approval, execution
and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby will not (i) cause Parent, Merger Sub or any of their
Affiliates and Associates to become an Acquiring Person or (ii) cause the
occurrence of a Shares Acquisition Date or Distribution Date or otherwise cause
such Rights to separate from the underlying Common Stock or give such holders
the right to acquire securities of any party thereto.

         The Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest
of the Company and its shareholders to amend the Rights Agreement to exempt the
Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the Merger Agreement, and all of
the transactions contemplated thereby, from the application of the Rights
Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements set forth herein,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. The definition of "Acquiring Person" in Section 1 of the Rights
Agreement is hereby modified and amended by adding the following sentence to the
end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither General Electric Capital
         Corporation, a Delaware Corporation ("GE Capital"), EB Acquisition
         Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of GE Capital
         ("Merger Sub"), nor any other Person, shall be deemed to be an
         Acquiring Person by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or delivery
         of the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended or supplemented from time
         to time, the "Merger Agreement") to be entered into as of December 14,
         2001 among

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         the Company, GE Capital and Merger Sub; (ii) the consummation of the
         Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement); or (iii) any other
         transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement (each an "Exempt
         Event")."

         2. The definition of "Distribution Date" in Section 1 of the Rights
Agreement is hereby modified and amended by adding the following sentence to the
end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement a Distribution Date Event
         shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of an Exempt Event."

         3. The definition of "Final Expiration Date" in Section 1 of the Rights
Agreement is hereby modified and amended by adding the following sentence to the
end thereof:

          "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Final Expiration Date
          shall be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to the Effective
          Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement)."

         4. The definition of "Shares Acquisition Date" in Section 1 of the
Rights Agreement is hereby modified and amended by adding the following sentence
to the end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement a Shares Acquisition Date
         Event shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of an Exempt
         Event."

         5. Section 11(a)(ii) of the Rights Agreement is hereby modified and
amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Exempt Event shall cause the Rights
         to be adjusted or become exercisable in accordance with this Section
         11(a)(ii)."

         6. Section 29 of the Rights Agreement is hereby modified and amended to
add the following sentence at the end thereof:

         "Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be
         construed to give any holder of Rights or any other Person any legal or
         equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Agreement in connection
         with any transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement."

         7. This Amendment to the Rights Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland and for all
purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such
State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such
State.

         8. This Amendment to the Rights Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument. Terms not defined herein shall,
unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to such terms
in the Rights Agreement.

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         9. In all respects not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of
this Amendment to the Rights Agreement, the Rights Agreement is hereby ratified,
adopted, approved and confirmed. In executing and delivering this Amendment, the
Rights Agent shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities afforded to
the Rights Agent under the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement.

         10. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of the Amendment to
the Rights Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment to the Rights
Agreement, and of the Rights Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect
and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

         11. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment
to the Rights Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment to the Rights
Agreement, and of the Rights Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect
and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and attested, all as of the date and year first above written.

Attest:                                           SECURITY CAPITAL GROUP
                                                    INCORPORATED

By:___________________________                    By:___________________________
      Assistant Secretary                                    Vice President

Attest:                                           EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

By:___________________________                    By:___________________________

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