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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GERARDI ERNEST A JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST

9200 E. PANORAMA CIRCLE, SUITE 400

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCHSTONE SMITH TRUST [ ASN ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Trustee

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	01/01/2005		M		694 ^{( 1 )}	A	$38.3	97,249 ^{( 2 )}	D
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest								49,543 ^{( 3 )}	I	401(k) and spouse

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Dividend Equivalent Units	$38.3	01/01/2005		A		842		08/08/1998 ^{( 4 )}	^{( 4 )}	Common Shares	842	$38.3	1,917	D
Dividend Equivalent Units	$38.3	01/01/2005		M			694	08/08/1998 ^{( 4 )}	^{( 4 )}	Common Shares	694	$38.3	1,222	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Automatic conversion of vested Dividend Equivalent Units associated with Restricted Stock Units, pursuant to Issuer's Equity Plan for Outside Trustees.

2. Direct total includes 8,971 Restricted Share Units issued pursuant to Issuer's Equity Plan for Outside Trustees.

3. Indirect total includes 49,375 shares owned by spouse and 168 shares owned through the Archstone-Smith Trust 401(k) Plan.

4. Dividend Equivalent Units acrue on certain option and Restricted Stock Unit grants and vest at the same rate as the underlying grant. Upon settlement DEUs convert to shares of ASN common stock on a 1 to 1 basis and are valued at that time. DEUs have no expiration date.

	Erin McMahon, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Ernest A. Gerardi	01/04/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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