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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VORNADO REALTY TRUST [ VNO ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 10/18/2010 | J(1) | 77,713 | A | $0 | 1,555,807(1) | D | |||
Common Shares | 3,873 | I | Held by foundation(2) | |||||||
Common Shares | 37,299 | I | Held by spouse(3) | |||||||
Common Shares | 10/11/2010 | G(8) | V | 2,170 | D | $0 | 1,543,509 | I | Held by grantor retained annuity trusts(4) | |
Common Shares | 10/18/2010 | G(8) | V | 37,186 | D | $0 | 1,506,323 | I | Held by grantor retained annuity trusts(4) | |
Common Shares | 5,603,548 | I | Held by partnership(5) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Class A Units | (6) | 10/18/2010 | J(1) | 77,713 | (7) | (7) | Common Shares | 77,713 | (6) | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.04 per share (the "Common Shares"), of Vornado Realty Trust were issued upon the redemption and tender of Class A units ("Class A Units") of Vornado Realty L.P. on a one for one basis. 77,713 of these common shares are subject to restrictions on transfer imposed by Vornado Realty Trust of which 3,116 common shares expire on April 1, 2011, 64,326 common shares expire on March 14, 2011 and 3,424 expire on March 31, 2011, 3,423 on March 31, 2012 and 3,424 expire on March 31, 2013. Based upon the closing price of the Company's Common Shares on October 18, 2010 of $88.74 per share, approximately 28% of these restricted Common Shares may be disposed of by the Reporting Person to pay applicable capital gain income taxes. |
2. These Common Shares are held by the Daryl and Steven Roth Foundation, a charitable foundation, over which Mr. Roth holds sole voting and investment power. Mr. Roth disclaims any pecuniary interest in these Common Shares. |
3. These Common Shares are held by Mr. Roth's spouse. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of the Common Shares. |
4. These Common Shares are held in grantor retained annuity trusts. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of the Common Shares. |
5. These Common Shares are held by Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership of which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Roth is the beneficial owner of these 5,603,548 Common Shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. |
6. Class A Units may be redeemed at the election of the holder, in whole or in part for cash equal to the fair market value, at the time of redemption, of one Common Share for each Class A Unit redeemed or, at the option of Vornado Realty Trust, one such Common Share for each Class A Unit tendered for redemption. |
7. These Class A Units are immediately redeemable (subject to certain limitations set forth in the Vornado Realty L.P.'s limited partnership agreement). Class A Units have no expiration date. |
8. Reflects shares distributed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable grantor retained annuity trusts to the Amanda Roth 2008 Trust and the Jordan Roth 2008 Trust of which the reporting person is not a trustee. |
/s/ Steven Santora, Attorney in Fact | 10/20/2010 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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