SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HERSH MITCHELL E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION

343 THORNALL STREET

(Street)

EDISON

08837

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MACK CALI REALTY CORP [ CLI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/02/2013		A⁽¹⁾		210,000⁽¹⁾	A	$0⁽¹⁾	664,639	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock Units	$0⁽²⁾	01/02/2013		A⁽³⁾		16,666.667		12/31/2013	08/08/1988⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	16,666.667	$0⁽²⁾	16,666.667⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 2, 2013, the reporting person was issued 210,000 restricted shares of common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Stock Plan of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation. The shares may vest, subject to the attainment of annual performance goals, on January 1 each year from 2014 through 2018, in five, equal annual installments of 42,000 shares commencing on January 1, 2014.

2. The phantom stock units shall be settled solely in cash based on the fair market value of an equal number of shares of common stock of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (the "Company") on the earliest to occur of any of the following triggering events (each, a "Triggering Event"): (a) the reporting person's death or "disability"; (b) the date of the reporting person's separation from service to the Company; and (c) the effective date of a "change in control", in each case as such terms are defined in the reporting person's employment agreement.

3. The phantom stock units were issued pursuant to a Multi-Year Deferred Compensation Agreement and shall vest, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company, on December 31, 2013.

4. The phantom stock units are not subject to expiration and shall become payable within 30 days after the earliest to occur of any Triggering Event.

5. The reported amount excludes 121,424 common units of limited partnership interest of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P.

	/s/ Mitchell E. Hersh	01/04/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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