Edgar Filing: VORNADO REALTY TRUST

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 ^*

BLUM MELVYN H

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VORNADO REALTY TRUST [VNO]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President - Development

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

888 SEVENTH AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2005

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019

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	02/08/2005		A		2,310	A	⁽¹⁾	73,684 ⁽²⁾	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) ⁽³⁾

$ 71.275

02/08/2005

23,100

01/20/2006

02/08/2015

Common Shares

23,100

$ 71.275

23,100

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLUM MELVYN H 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019			President - Development

Signatures

/s/ Melvyn Blum		02/10/2005
^**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)	Restricted Stock Grant.
(2)	14,425 of these Common Shares were issued as "restricted stock" under the terms of the Vornado Realty Trust 2002 Omnibus Share Plan (the "Plan"). Of these 14,425 Common Shares, (i) 7,500 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Blum on January 28, 2003, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a five-year period with the remaining three portions vesting in January of 2006, 2007 and 2008, (ii) 4,615 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Blum on February 6, 2004, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a five-year period with the remaining four portions vesting in January of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and (iii) 2,310 Common Shares of restricted stock were granted to Mr. Blum on February 8, 2005, with the shares vesting in equal portions over a five-year period with the first portion vesting on January 20, 2006.
(3)	Reflects a regular option grant. The exercise price reflects the average of the high and low prices of Vornado Realty Trust's common shares on the date of grant. The options vest ratably over a five-year period on January 20th of each year beginning in 2006.

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