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*
SIPZNER HOWARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
555 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE
SUITE 100

(Street)
RADNOR PA 19087

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST [ BDN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President & CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2010
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 Shares of Beneficial Interest(1) 03/04/2010 A 17,391 A $0.00 174,528 D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest(2) 03/04/2010 A 8,681 A $11.31 183,209 D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest(3) 03/04/2010 A 6,128 A $9.61 191,036(4) D
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares(5) 5,000 D
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares(6) 11,200 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(7) $11.31 03/04/2010 A 67,243 03/04/2011 03/04/2020 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 67,243 $0.00(8) 243,812(9) D
Performance Shares(10) $0.00 03/04/2010 A 12,077 (10) (10) Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 12,077 $0.00 12,077 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects the grant of a restricted share award all the shares of which vest (cliff vest) on March 4, 2013
2. The shares acquired reflects the acquisition of shares under the Brandywine Realty Trust Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to an earlier election by the reporting person to defer a part of his annual incentive compensation performance bonus for 2009 into the Plan and invest all or part of the amount deferred into Company shares. This portion of the annual compensation deferral did not qualify for any discount on the acquisition of shares and thus the reporting person's account in the Plan was credited with the shares based upon the closing price per share of the common shares on March 4, 2010 ($11.31).
3. The shares acquired reflects the acquisition of shares under the Brandywine Realty Trust Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to an earlier election by the reporting person to defer a part of his annual incentive compensation performance bonus for 2009 into the Plan and invest all or part of the amount deferred into Company shares. Consistent with a policy previously adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board with respect to employee annual incentive compensation performance bonuses, and by making such election to invest the deferred bonus into Company shares, the reporting person was able to purchase the shares at a 15% discount on this portion of his deferred bonus. The reporting person's account in the Plan was credited with the number of common shares reported representing the shares purchased at the discounted price ($9.61) which reflects the 15% discount off of the closing price per share of the common shares on March 4, 2010 ($11.31).
4. This filing also reports in the ending balance of shares owned the sum of 1,698.72 additional common shares acquired on March 4, 2010, under the Company's Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP). The shares were purchased following the Reporting Person's last Section 16 filing and were executed at a transaction price of $9.39 per share. The ESPP provides for the purchase of fractional shares. The number reported is the nearest whole number
5. There was no Series C transaction on the above date. The Series C ownership is being disclosed for informational purposes only.
6. There was no Series D transaction on the above date. The Series D ownership is being disclosed for informational purposes only.
7. Reflects options awarded for 2009 performance and vest ratably over a three-year period in which 1/3rd of the options vest and become exercisable on March 4, 2011; another 1/3rd of the options vest and become exercisable on March 4, 2012; and the balance of the options vest and become exercisable on March 4, 2013.
8. Options received as employment compensation.
9. The ending balance of stock options reported herein includes all options currently held by the reporting person and is the sum of the current award together with the stock options awarded in prior years that remain outstanding and unexercised.
10. Reflects the reporting person's receipt of an award under the Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 2010-2012 Restricted Performance Share Unit Program (the Program), a copy of which BDN is filing as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The award represents a contingent right to receive the number of BDN common shares reported in Table II (subject to increases or decreases as provided for in the Program) that may be issued to the reporting person under the Program if BDN's total return to shareholders during the measurement period established under the Program meets or exceeds specified targets and if the reporting person satisfies the vesting conditions applicable to his award. The number of BDN common shares, if any, that the reporting person would receive on account of his award will depend on the extent to which BDN meets or exceeds the performance targets, the payment of common share dividends and the reporting person's achievement of the vesting conditions applicable to his award.
Remarks:
/s/ Brad A. Molotsky, as Attorney-In-Fact for Howard Sipzner 03/08/2010
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