<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000790816-12-000026.txt : 20120305
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120305193953
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000790816-12-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120301
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120305
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120305

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mainardi Gabriel J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001453187

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09106
		FILM NUMBER:		12668387

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 E. LANCASTER AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000790816
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				232413352
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 EAST LANCASTER AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6103255600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 EAST LANCASTER AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			RADNOR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19087

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LINPRO SPECIFIED PROPERTIES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<DESCRIPTION>MAINARDI 2009 RPSU VEST AND 2012 EQUITY AWARD
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            <officerTitle>Vice President-Treasurer</officerTitle>
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        <footnote id="F1">Reflects the delivery of common shares under the reporting person's 2009-2011 Restricted Performance Share Unit Award.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This filing also reports in the ending balance of shares owned the sum of 477.86 additional common shares acquired under the Company's Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) plus the sum of 244.00 common shares acquired under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP).The ESPP and the DRIP shares were purchased following the Reporting Person's last Section 16 filing. Under the ESPP 233.24 shares were acquired on June 8, 2011 at a transaction price of $10.29 per share, 106.50 shares were acquired on September 08, 2011 at a transaction price of $9.39 and 138.12 shares were acquired on December 7, 2011 at a transaction price of $7.24.  Under the DRIP 47.40 shares were acquired on April 25, 2011 at a transaction price of $12.09 per share, 50.91 shares were acquired on July 25, 2011 at a transaction price of $12.09 per share, 79.75 shares were acquired on October 24, 2011 at a transaction price of $8.01 per share and 65.93 shares were acquired on January 24, 2012 at a transaction price of $10.19 per share. The ESPP and the DRIP provide for the purchase of fractional shares. The numbers reported herein are to the nearest whole number.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reflects common shares withheld to satisfy payroll taxes due upon delivery of common shares under the reporting person's 2009-2011 Restricted Performance Share Unit Award.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Reflects the grant of a restricted share award which cliff vests on April 15, 2015.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brad A. Molotsky, as Attorney-In-Fact for Gabriel J. Mainardi</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-03-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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