Centerspace (CSR) Form 4 INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST / Anne Olson 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^*

Olson Anne

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST

1400 31ST AVE. SW, SUITE 60

(Street)

MINOT ND 58702

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST [ IRET ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
COO, Gen Counsel and Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2020

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	05/21/2020		A(1)		1,010	A	$0	3,899	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	05/21/2020		A(2)		2,369	A	$0	6,268	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	05/21/2020		F(3)		398	D	$66.36	5,870	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	05/21/2020		F(3)		932	D	$66.36	4,938	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
Option (right to buy)	$66.36	05/21/2020		A		32,215		(4)	05/21/2030	Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	32,215	$0	32,215	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 21, 2017, the reporting person was granted a performance share award based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio for the measurement period beginning on May 1, 2017 and ending on April 30, 2020. For the measurement period, 81% of the target payout, or 1,010 shares, was awarded under the performance share award.

2. On June 21, 2017, the reporting person was granted a performance share award based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") compared to the MSCI U.S. REIT Index for the measurement period beginning on May 1, 2017 and ending on April 30, 2020. For the measurement period, the Company's TSR was at the 73rd percentile of the Index, resulting in a payout at 190% of target, or 2,369 shares, being earned under the performance share award.

3. Shares withheld for payment of taxes.

4. The options vest in equal installments on May 21, 2021, January 1, 2022, January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024.

	/s/ Anne Olson	05/26/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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