UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934

 

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BRE Properties, Inc.

 

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		Shareowner Services P.O. Box 64945 St. Paul, MN 55164-0945		COMPANY #
				BRE PROPERTIES, INC.   ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. PDT   City Club of San Francisco 155 Sansome St., 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 15, 2012.

Notice is hereby given that the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BRE Properties, Inc. (“the Company”) will be held at the City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome St., 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the following purposes:

 

(1)	to elect 10 directors, whose term of office expires at the Annual Meeting, to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held in calendar year 2013, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

(2)	to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company;

 

(3)	to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company;

 

(4)	to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Proposals 1, 2 and 3.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 15, 2012 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. A list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination by any shareholder for any purpose germane to the meeting at the Company’s executive offices, 525 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, during normal business hours during the 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting. The list of shareholders will also be available for inspection at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Kerry Fanwick

Corporate Secretary

This communication is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

The Company’s 2012 proxy statement (including all attachments thereto); the Company’s annual report to shareholders, which consists of the Company’s annual report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011; and any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders are available at www.breproperties.com/proxy.

If you want to receive a paper copy or an e-mail with links to the electronic materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this notice on or before April 30, 2012 to facilitate timely delivery.

Shareholders of record as of the Record Date are encouraged and cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. To obtain directions for attending the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and voting in person, please call BRE’s Investor Relations Department at 415.445.6500.

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You may immediately vote your proxy on the Internet at:

 

 

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Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 12:00 noon (PDT) on May 14, 2012.

 

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Please have this notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the instructions to vote your proxy.

Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

To request paper copies of the proxy materials, which include the proxy card,

proxy statement and annual report, please have this notice available and

contact us on or before April 30, 2012 via:

 

		Internet – Access the Internet and go to . Follow the instructions to log in , and order copies.
		Telephone – Call us free of charge at 866.697.9377 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
		E-mail – Send us an e-mail at with “BRE Materials Request” in the subject line. The e-mail must include:
		•   The 3-digit company number and the 11-digit control number located in the box in the upper right hand corner on the front of this notice.   •   Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an e-mail with links to the electronic materials.   •   If you choose e-mail delivery, you must include the e-mail address.   •   If you would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last four digits of your Tax ID number in the e-mail.