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*
SOKOLOV RICHARD S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
225 W. WASHINGTON STREET

(Street)
INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ [ SPG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and COO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2015
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
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
LTIP Units(1) (1) 02/26/2015 A 65,912 (1)(2) (1) Common Stock 65,912 $0.25 311,737 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents long-term incentive performance ("LTIP") units of Simon Property Group, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which Simon Property Group, Inc. (the "Company") is the general partner, issued as long-term incentive compensation pursuant to the Operating Partnership's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3. When earned and vested, each LTIP unit may be converted into a unit of limited partnership interest ("Partnership Unit"). Each Partnership Unit may be exchanged for a share of the Company's common stock, or cash, as selected by the Company.
2. On March 5, 2012, the reporting person was awarded a maximum of 81,577 LTIP units, subject to certain performance conditions. On February 26, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company determined that the extent to which the performance measures had been achieved during the performance period resulted in 80.8%, or 65,912, of the LTIP units becoming earned LTIP units. The earned LTIP units vest in two equal installments on January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017 subject to a continued service requirement.
Richard S. Sokolov, and his attorney-in-fact, James M. Barkley 02/27/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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