Edgar Filing: Reese Robert R

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 ^*

Reese Robert R

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAUBMAN CENTERS INC [TCO]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Chief Admin Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., 200 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, SUITE 300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2010

(Street)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304

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	04/28/2010		M		80,014	A	$ 13.83	85,731	D
Common Stock	04/28/2010		S		80,014	D	$ 43.03 ⁽¹⁾	5,717	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (Right to Buy) ⁽²⁾

$ 13.83

04/28/2010

80,014

⁽³⁾

03/05/2019

Common Stock

80,014

$ 0

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Reese Robert R TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. 200 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, SUITE 300 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304			Senior VP, Chief Admin Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael S. Ben, Attorney-in-Fact		04/29/2010
^**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)	These shares were sold at prices ranging from $42.65 to $43.48 per share. Upon request by SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2)	Options were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the 2008 Omnibus Plan. Options granted under the 2008 Omnibus Plan are exercisable for units of limited partnership interest in The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership ("TRG"); the Company is the managing general partner of TRG. Under the Company's Continuing Offer to employees covered by the 2008 Omnibus Plan and certain other partners in TRG, each unit of limited partnership interest in TRG held by an offeree is exchangeable for one share of the Company's common stock.
(3)	The options vested in the third quarter of 2009, upon satisfaction of the vesting condition that the closing price of the Company's common stock, as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, is $30 or greater for ten consecutive trading days.

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