Edgar Filing: SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BLOOM DAVID C

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ [SPG]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Advisory Director

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

105 EISENHOWER PKWY.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2008

(Street)

ROSELAND, NJ 07068

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)
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 Stock	08/06/2008		M		200,000	A	⁽¹⁾	200,000	I	Partnership ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	08/06/2008		S		200,000	D	$ 95.05 ⁽⁵⁾	0	I	Partnership ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	08/11/2008		M		200,000	A	⁽¹⁾	200,000	I	Partnership ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	08/11/2008		S		200,000	D	$ 100.3 ⁽⁵⁾	0	I	Partnership ⁽³⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Units in Simom Property Group, L.P.

⁽⁴⁾

08/06/2008

200,000

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

200,000

⁽¹⁾

670,703

Partnership ⁽³⁾

Common Units in Simon Property Group, L.P.

⁽⁴⁾

08/11/2008

200,000

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

200,000

⁽¹⁾

470,703

Partnership ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLOOM DAVID C 105 EISENHOWER PKWY. ROSELAND, NJ 07068				Advisory Director

Signatures

David C. Bloom, and his attorney-in-fact, Shelly Doran		08/13/2008
^**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)	Reporting person elected to convert units of limited partnership interest ("Units") of Simon Property Group, L.P., of which the issuer is the general partner. Units may be exchanged for an equal number of shares of common stock or cash, as selected by the issuer. Common stock was issued for the exchanged units. The closing price of a share of common stock on August 6, 2008 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange was $95.07 and the closing price on August 11, 2008 was $100.74
(2)	None
(3)	As a partner in Woodbury Family Associates, L.P.
(4)	1:1
(5)	Price of non-derivative securities is based on a weighted average price. The stock sale prices range from 95.00 to 95.20 on 8/6/08 and 100.00 to 100.48 on 8/11/08.

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