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 *
SWEENEY GERARD H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST [BDN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
555 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2009
(Street)

RADNOR, PA 19087		 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 Shares of Beneficial Interest (1) 04/01/2009   A   113,089 A $ 0 664,170 D  
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (2)               190,759 I Family Limited Partnership
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (3)               1,500 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 2.91 04/01/2009   A   309,337   04/01/2010 03/31/2019 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 309,337 $ 0 (5) 309,337 D  
Performance Shares (6) $ 0 04/01/2009   A   147,321     (6)   (6) Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 147,321 $ 0 147,321 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SWEENEY GERARD H
555 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE
SUITE 100
RADNOR, PA 19087		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Gerard H. Sweeney   04/03/2009
**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) Reflects the grant of a restricted share award all the shares of which vest (cliff vest) on April 1, 2012
(2) No transaction on the above date. Indirect ownership is being disclosed for informational purposes only.
(3) There was no Series D transaction on the above date. The Series D ownership is being disclosed for informational purposes only.
(4) Reflects options awarded for 2008 performance and vest ratably over a three-year period in which 1/3rd of the options vest and become exercisable on April 1, 2010; another 1/3rd of the options vest and become exercisable on April 1, 2011; and the balance of the options vest and become exercisable on April 1, 2012.
(5) Options received as employment compensation.
(6) Reflects the reporting person's receipt of an award under the Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 2009-2011 Restricted Performance Share Unit Program (the Program), a copy of which BDN is filing as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The award represents a contingent right to receive the number of BDN common shares reported in Table II (subject to increases or decreases as provided for in the Program) that may be issued to the reporting person under the Program if BDN's total return to shareholders during the measurement period established under the Program meets or exceeds specified targets and if the reporting person satisfies the vesting conditions applicable to his award. The number of BDN common shares, if any, that the reporting person would receive on account of his award will depend on the extent to which BDN meets or exceeds the performance targets, the payment of common share dividends and the reporting person's achievement of the vesting conditions applicable to his award.

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