Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
O'Reilly David R.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKWAY PROPERTIES INC [PKY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
390 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 2400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2016
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32801
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock 02/18/2016   A   16,000 (1) A (1) 119,340 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2016   F   1,284 (2) D $ 12.68 118,056 D  

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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)
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
LTIP Units (3) 02/18/2016   A   24,000     (3)   (3) Common OP Units 24,000 (3) 24,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
O'Reilly David R.
390 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE
SUITE 2400
ORLANDO, FL 32801
      EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeremy Dorsett, on behalf of David R. O'Reilly, as Attorney-in-Fact   02/22/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Represents time-based RSU awards that will vest 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the executive's continued employment with the Company.
(2) On February 19, 2016, 4,065 restricted share units vested, and the Reporting Person instructed the Company to withhold 1,284 shares to cover tax withholding obligations as permitted under the Company's 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
(3) Represents performance-based LTIP units that will vest based on the attainment of targets for total return to stockholders during the performance period running from February 18, 2016 to February 17, 2019, subject to the executive's continued employment with the Company. Subject to the satisfaction of the vesting requirements and certain restrictions set forth in the limited partnership agreement of Parkway Properties LP, each LTIP unit may be converted, at the election of the executive or the Company, into an OP unit. Each OP unit acquired upon conversion of an LTIP unit may be redeemed, at the election of the executive, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of common stock, except that the Company may, at its election, acquire each OP unit so presented for redemption for one share of common stock.

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