Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  SUN LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO OF NEW YORK
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INCOME FUND INC [NRO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1115
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10165
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
4.00% Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares due 9/14/2017 520
D
 
4.00% Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares due 9/14/2017 520
I
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Insurance and (1)
4.00% Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares due 9/14/2017 520
I
Sun Life Financial Inc. indirectly owns all of the outstanding common stock of (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SUN LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO OF NEW YORK
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE
60 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1115
NEW YORK, NY 10165
    X    
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada (U.S.)
ONE SUN LIFE EXECUTIVE PARK, SC 1303
WELLESLEY HILLS, MA 02481
    X    
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC
150 KING STREET WEST SUITE 1400
TORONTO, A6 M5H 1J9
    X    

Signatures

/s/ John T. Donnelly, Senior Managing Director, Investments Strategic Research and Initiatives, on behalf of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York 09/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Ann C. King, Authorized Signer on behalf of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York 09/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Stephen Peacher, Authorized Signer on behalf of Sun Life Financial Inc. 09/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Angelo Manioudakis, Authorized Signer on behalf of Sun Life Financial Inc. 09/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Annuity Company of New York, which owns the securities indicated.
(2) Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York which owns the securities indicated,through a series of holding companies. Sun Life Financial Inc. owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Global Investments Inc., which owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada-U.S. Operations Holdings, Inc., which owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.,which owns all of the membership interests of Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments LLC, which owns all of the common stock of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc., which owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.),an operating company which owns all of the common stock of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, which owns the securities indicated.

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