Sec Form 4 Filing - McGowan Thomas K @ KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST - 2019-02-28

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 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 McGowan Thomas K 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST [ KRG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & COO (Last) (First) (Middle) KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST, 30 S MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/28/2019 (Street) INDIANAPOLIS, IN46204 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 76,624 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P. $ 15.68 02/28/2019 A( 1 )( 2 ) 306,122 ( 1 )( 2 ) ( 1 )( 2 ) Common Shares 306,122 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) $ 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 306,122 D Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Shares 272,589 272,589 D Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Shares 5,000 5,000 I By irrevocable trust

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other McGowan Thomas K KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST 30 S MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 1100 INDIANAPOLIS, IN46204 President & COO Signatures /s/ Thomas K. McGowan 03/04/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person received a grant of limited partnership units in Kite Realty Group L.P. designated as Class AO LTIP Units ("AO LTIPs"), pursuant to the Kite Realty Group Trust 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time). AO LTIPs are similar to "net exercise" stock option awards and are convertible, once vested, into a number of vested limited partnership units of Kite Realty Group L.P. designated as LTIP Units ("LTIPs"), determined by the quotient of (i) the excess of the value of a common share of beneficial interest, par value of $.01 per share ("Common Share") of Kite Realty Group Trust as of the date of conversion over $15.68 (the "Participation Threshold per AO LTIP"), divided by (ii) the value of a Common Share as of the date of conversion. [footnote continued] ( 2 )[Continued from footnote] conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIPs for U.S. federal income tax purposes, into an equal number of limited partnership units in Kite Realty Group L.P. ("LP Units"). The resulting LP Units are redeemable by the holder for one Common Share per LP Unit or the cash value of a Common Share, at the Issuer's option. The AO LTIPs will vest and become exercisable as of the date that both of the following requirements have been met: (i) the grantee remains in continuous service from the grant date through the third anniversary of the grant date; and (ii) at any time during the five-year period following the grant date, the reported closing price per Common Share appreciates at least 20% over the applicable Participation Threshold per AO LTIP (as set forth in the table above) for a minimum of 20 consecutive trading days. Under the award agreement, the AO LTIPs have a six-year term from the grant date. ( 3 )Common Shares of beneficial interest, par value of $.01 per share (the "Common Shares") are issued upon the redemption of Limited Partnership units ("LP Units") of Kite Realty Group L.P. on a one for one basis. LP Units have no expiration date.

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