Alburger George J JR Form 4 LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST / GEORGE J ALBURGER JR ownership change

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^*

ALBURGER GEORGE J JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST

500 CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY

(Street)

MALVERN PA 19355

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST [ LRY ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec. VP, CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2016

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 ($0.001 par value)	03/16/2016		A		19,908(1)	A	$0.00(2)	236,573(3)	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.001 par value)	03/16/2016		F		2,860	D	$32.06	233,713(3)	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.001 par value)	03/16/2016		A		17,872(4)	A	$32.06	251,585(3)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 7,440 restricted shares granted on March 16, 2016 that will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment, as well as 3,488, 3,816 and 4,168 common shares issuable pursuant to restricted share units granted in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, as compensation, the performance conditions relating to which have been satisfied, as well as 996 shares that accrued under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan with respect to those restricted share units as to which the performance conditions have been satisfied.

2. Received as employment compensation.

3. Reflects a decrease of 111 shares previously reported incorrectly as having been received by the reporting person pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

4. The stock acquired reflects the election by the reporting person to receive common shares in lieu of cash for all or part of annual performance bonus compensation for 2015, consistent with a policy adopted by the Trust's Compensation Committee with respect to employee annual performance bonus compensation. By making such election, the reporting person received shares equal to 120% of the cash value of such bonus or portion thereof, less applicable withholding tax (the "Bonus Value"). The reporting person received the number of common shares able to be purchased with the dollar amount of the Bonus Value based on the closing price per share of the common shares on March 16, 2016 ($32.06).

Remarks:

	George J. Alburger, Jr. by Herman C. Fala as Attorney-in-Fact	03/18/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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