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^*

SELLERS R SCOT

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9200 E. PANORAMA CIRCLE

SUITE 400

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCHSTONE SMITH TRUST [ ASN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2003

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 Shares of Beneficial Interest	08/06/2003		M		45,325	A	$26.1559	255,833	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	08/06/2003		S		45,325	D	$26.1559	210,508⁽¹⁾	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	08/06/2003		S		501	D	$26.15	46,011	I	Held in trust for children⁽²⁾
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	08/06/2003		S		12,000	D	$26.15	34,011⁽⁴⁾	I	Revocable trust⁽³⁾

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)
Option-to-Buy	$22.0625	08/06/2003		M			45,325	08/08/1988⁽⁵⁾	09/08/2007	Common Shares	45,325	$26.1559	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Total direct includes 210,507 Restricted Stock Units awarded under Issuer's Long Term Incentive Plan.

2. Sale of shares held in trust for children.

3. Sale of shares from revocable trust.

4. Total indirect includes 492 shares held by spouse, 465 shares held in trust for children, 525 shares in an IRA, 68 shares under the Archstone-Smith Deferred Compensation Plan, 1,300 shares in the Archstone-Smith Trust 401k Plan, and 31,161 shares in revocable trusts.

5. September 8, 1997 grant vested at the rate of 25% per year over a 4 year period.

	/s/ Erin McMahon, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of R. Scot Sellers	08/07/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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