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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o 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*
(Last, First, Middle)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  Fries, David S.
  AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB)
 
  c/o AMB Property Corporation
Pier 1, Bay 1

4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year) 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    January 6, 2003
 
  (Street) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  San Francisco, CA 94111
(City)                (State)           (Zip)
  o  Director o  10% Owner   þ Form filed by One Reporting Person
    þ  Officer (give title below)   o Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
        Executive Vice President
     

*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
 

 


 


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
Transactions(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 Stock (1)   1/2/02   F V   5,619   D $26.05         D   N/A

  Common Stock (2)   2/26/02     A V   9,673   A $26.29         D   N/A

  Common Stock (3)   2/26/02     A V   8,558   A $26.29         D   N/A

  Common Stock (4)   1/2/03     D   18,857   D - --         D   N/A

  Stock Units (4)   1/2/03     A   18,857   A - --     74,895     I   (5)

                     

                     

                   

                   

                   

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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)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

  Stock Option (Right to Purchase)   $26.29     2/26/02     A V   14,451

  Stock Option (Right to Purchase)   $26.29     2/26/02     A V   7,226

  Stock Option (Right to Purchase)   $26.29     2/26/02     A V   130,058

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities

(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 of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

  2/26/02 2/26/12   Common Stock 14,451             D   N/A

  (6) 2/26/12   Common Stock 7,226             D   N/A

  (6) 2/26/12   Common Stock 130,058         388,128     D   N/A

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Shares withheld upon release of restricted stock to cover taxes owing.

(2) Shares were granted pursuant to the Company's 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and are subject to a repurchase right held by AMB Property Corporation, which lapses as to one-third of such shares annually on January 1. The repurchase right lapses fully on January 1, 2005.

(3) Shares were granted pursuant to the Company's 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and are subject to a repurchase right held by AMB Property Corporation, which lapses as to one-fifth of such shares annually on January 1. The repurchase right lapses fully on January 1, 2007.

(4) Upon vesting of the 18,857 shares of restricted stock on 1/2/03, the reporting person deferred these shares into the Amended and Restated AMB Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").

The deferral of these shares was credited to the reporting person’s account in the form of an equivalent number of stock units, each of which represents the reporting person’s right to receive a share of AMB common stock upon distribution of his account. Distribution will occur upon retirement, death, other termination of employment or disability, upon AMB’s change of control or on such other date as the reporting person elects.

(5) The stock units are held indirectly through a rabbi trust pursuant to the Plan.

(6) One-third of the shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable annually on January 1. The shares vest fully on January 1, 2005.

/s/ David S. Fries   1/6/03

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
 

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