Edgar Filing: GMH Communities 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 ^*

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GMH Communities Trust [GCT]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

888 SEVENTH AVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2005

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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⁾	08/10/2005		J		3,500 ⁽²⁾	A	⁽²⁾	3,500	I	I ⁽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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VORNADO REALTY TRUST 888 SEVENTH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
VORNADO REALTY LP PARK 80 WEST PLAZA II SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663		X

Signatures

Vornado Realty Trust - /s/ Alan J. Rice, Senior Vice President		08/12/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vornado Realty L.P., by Vornado Realty Trust (general partner) - /s/ Alan J. Rice, Senior Vice President		08/12/2005
^**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)	Par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Shares")
(2)	On August 10, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees of GMH Communities Trust (the "Issuer") granted to Michael Fascitelli 3,500 restricted Common Shares pursuant to the GMH Communities Trust Equity Incentive Plan in connection with Mr. Fascitelli's appointment to the Issuer's Board of Trustees. Mr. Fascitelli is the President and a member of the Board of Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust and holds these restricted Common Shares for the benefit of Vornado Realty Trust. The shares vest in equal installments over three years.
Remarks: This Form 4 is being filed by Vornado Realty Trust ("Vornado") and Vornado Realty L.P. ("Realty L.P." and, together with Vornado, the "Reporting Persons") with respect to Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Shares") of GMH Communities Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Issuer"). Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust. Vornado conducts its business through Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 88.4% of the common limited partnership interests in Realty L.P. at June 30, 2005.

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