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 *
Kaplan Jordan L
   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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Exec Officer, President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2009
(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

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 11.42 01/12/2009   A   1,358,696     (2) 12/31/2018 Common Stock 1,358,696 $ 11.42 1,358,696 (3) D  
Long Term Incentive Plan Units (4) (5) 01/12/2009   A   109,457     (6)   (7) Common Stock 109,457 $ 0 109,457 (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kaplan Jordan L
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
SUITE 200
SANTA MONICA, CA 90401		   X     Chief Exec Officer, President  

Signatures

 /s/ Jordan L. Kaplan   01/14/2009
**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) Grant of non-qualified stock option pursuant to 2006 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Options vest one-quarter on January 12, 2009, and one-quarter on each December 31 of 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(3) Reporting Person also owns (i) 2,488,889 fully vested Employee Stock Options granted October 30, 2006, and (ii) 1,058,202 Employee Stock Options granted January 25, 2008 of which one-half are fully vested and one-quarter vest on December 31, 2009 and one-quarter vest on December 31, 2010.
(4) Represents long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") in Douglas Emmett Properties, LP, a DE limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"). The Issuer is the sole stockholder of the general partner of the Operating Partnership. LTIP Units have full parity with the common limited partnership units (the "Common Units") for all purposes and may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a one-for-one basis at any time. Upon notice of redemption, Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer, for an equal number of shares the Issuer's common stock.
(5) LTIP Units are convertible into common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.
(6) LTIP Units vest one-quarter on January 12, 2009, and one-quarter on each December 31 of 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(7) Not applicable.
(8) Reporting Person also owns 91,450 LTIP Units granted January 25, 2008 of which one-half are fully vested and one-quarter vest on December 31, 2009 and one-quarter vest on December 31, 2010.

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