Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Emmett Dan A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Douglas Emmett Inc [DEI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2012
(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
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 Stock 02/09/2012   C   1,100,000 (1) A $ 0 4,421,257 I (2) See Footnote 2.

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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
Partnership Common Units $ 0 02/09/2012   C(3)     1,100,000   (4)   (5) Common Stock 1,100,000 $ 0 11,161,932 (6) I See Footnote 6.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Emmett Dan A
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
SUITE 200
SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
  X   X   Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Dan A. Emmett   02/13/2012
**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) Common stock of Issuer acquired by the Dan A. Emmett Revocable Living Trust dated February 21, 1985 (the "Emmett Trust"), upon conversion of partnership common units ("OP Units") of Douglas Emmett Properties, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, whose general partner is wholly owned by Issuer. See also Footnote 6.
(2) Beneficial ownership includes (i) 3,680,507 shares ("Shares") of Issuer's common stock owned by the Emmett Trust; (ii) 228,750 Shares owned by the Emmett Foundation, a California charitable organization, and disclaimed by Reporting Person; (iii) 440,000 Shares owned by Rivermouth Partners, a CA limited partnership ("Rivermouth") and disclaimed by Reporting Person except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein; and (iv) 72,000 Shares owned by certain trusts for the benefit of Reporting Person's spouse and children of which the Reporting Person is a trustee and has voting and investment power but disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3) Conversion of OP Units acquired by the Emmett Trust on October 30, 2006.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) OP Units have no expiration date.
(6) Beneficial ownership includes (i) 11,161,932 OP Units of which the Reporting Person disclaims 382,425 OP Units owned by trusts for his spouse and children of which the Reporting Person is a trustee and has voting and dispositive power, and, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, 2,017,288 OP Units held by Rivermouth; (ii) 13,565 Long Term Incentive Plan Units ("LTIP Units") some of which are subject to vesting; and (iii) 271,726 vested stock options (right to buy). Upon the occurrence of certain events, OP Units and LTIP Units are redeemable, without consideration, by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of Issuer's common stock or for the cash value of such shares, at Issuer's election.

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