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^*

Hanson Jeffrey T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

1551 N. TUSTIN AVE. SUITE #300

(Street)

SANTA ANA

92705

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRUBB & ELLIS CO [ GBE ]

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)
07/29/2009

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, par value $0.01	07/29/2009		A		159,192⁽¹⁾	A	$0.62⁽²⁾	694,183	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)
Stock Option	$10							⁽³⁾	11/16/2016	Common Stock, par value $0.01	22,000		22,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 247,770 shares of restricted stock which vested on July 29, 2009 and which were transferred to Mr. Hanson pursuant to an agreement dated as of October 23, 2006 by and among Anthony W. Thompson, Louis J. Rogers and Mr. Hanson, and an accompanying escrow agreement dated as of November 16, 2006 by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Grubb & Ellis Company, as successor to NNN Realty Advisors, Inc., Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hanson. 88,578 of these shares of restricted stock were withheld by Grubb & Ellis Company to satisfy Mr. Hanson's tax withholding obligation, for a net transfer of 159,192 shares to Mr. Hanson.

2. On July 29, 2009, the date of the vesting of shares to Mr. Hanson, the closing price for Grubb & Ellis Company Common Stock was $.62.

3. The option has become fully exercisable as of November 16, 2008.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson	07/31/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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