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 *
Mechem Daryl H
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. [DCT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Managing Director, Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
518 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2007
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202
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 02/23/2007   P   2,000 A $ 11.62 4,986 D  
Common Stock               500 I By Spouse
Common Stock               1,000 I By Minor Son

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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
Options $ 11.46               (1) 01/11/2017 Common Stock 39,267   39,267 D  
LTIP Units (2) (2)               (2)(3)   (2) Common Stock 15,707   15,707 D  
Operating Partnership Units (4) (5)               (5)   (5) Common Stock 393,537   393,537 I By Dividend Capital Advisors Group LLC (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Mechem Daryl H
518 SEVENTEENTH STREET
SUITE 1700
DENVER, CO 80202
      Managing Director, Operations  

Signatures

 Daryl H. Mechem   02/26/2007
**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) The options were granted under the Issuer's 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The options vest over five years: 20% on October 10, 2007 and 20% on each October 10 thereafter.
(2) Represents units of limited partnership interest in DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP (DCTOP), of which the Issuer is the general partner, issued as long term incentive compensation pursuant to the Issuer's equity based compensatory programs. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, each LTIP Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a common unit of limited partnership interest in DCTOP (Common OP Unit). Each Common OP Unit acquired upon conversion of a LTIP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common OP Unit so presented for one share of Common Stock
(3) These LTIP Units vest over five years: 20% on October 10, 2007 and 20% on each October 10 thereafter.
(4) The Units are issued by DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP, the operating partnership of the Issuer (the "Partnership").
(5) The holder of the Units may cause the Partnership to redeem the Units for cash or, at the Issuer's option, shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
(6) The Units are owned by Dividend Capital Advisors Group LLC ("DCAG"). The Units reported above may be attributed to the Reporting Person based on his cash flow interest in DCAG.

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