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*
Merkle Todd Leslie

(Last) (First) (Middle)
515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET
SIXTH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP INC [ TPGI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Investment Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2013
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/19/2013 U 16,500 D $0(1) 0 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (2) 12/19/2013 U 58,500 (3) (3) Common Stock 58,500 $0(4) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan Of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 4, 2013, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc. ("Parkway"), Parkway Properties LP, PKY Masters, LP, Thomas Properties Group, Inc. ("Thomas") and Thomas Properties Group, L.P., pursuant to which each common share of beneficial interest of Thomas was converted into 0.3822 shares of common stock of Parkway and cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of common stock of Parkway.
2. Each Phantom Share is the economic equivalent of one share of TPGI stock.
3. The Phantom Shares vest the earlier of (1) ratably over a three year period subject to achievement of certain company and grantee performance criteria, provided that the stockholder approval necessary for the settlement of Phantom Shares in shares of TPGI stock under the company's existing Equity Incentive Plan has then been obtained, and (2) on the fifth anniverary of the grant date.
4. Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan Of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 4, 2013, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc. ("Parkway"), Parkway Properties LP, PKY Masters, LP, Thomas Properties Group, Inc. ("Thomas") and Thomas Properties Group, L.P., pursuant to which each phantom share of beneficial interest of Thomas was converted into 0.3822 shares of common stock of Parkway and cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of common stock of Parkway.
/s/ Todd L. Merkle 12/19/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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