Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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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) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2025 (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

Long Term Incentive Plan Units(1)

(1)

12/15/2025

A

1,011,140

(2)

12/31/2035

Common Stock

1,011,140

$ 0

1,011,140(3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kaplan Jordan L 1299 OCEAN AVENUE SUITE 1000 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Peter Seymour, Attorney-in-Fact for Jordan L. Kaplan		12/17/2025
**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)	Long term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") in Douglas Emmett Properties, LP, a DE limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership") granted pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of Douglas Emmett, Inc. ("Issuer"). Issuer is the sole stockholder of the general partner of the Operating Partnership. Upon vesting and certain additional criteria based on achievement of a specified percentage increase in Gross Asset Values of the assets of the Operating Partnership, each LTIP Unit can be converted into one partnership common unit ("OP Unit") of the Operating Partnership on a one-for-one basis. LTIP Units not converted into OP Units by the expiration date will be forfeited. Upon the occurrence of certain events, OP Units are redeemable by the holder, without consideration, for an equivalent number of shares of Issuer's common stock or for the cash value of such shares, at Issuer's election.
(2)	LTIP Units vest 70% on December 31, 2025. The remaining 30% of the LTIP Units vest in equal installments on December 31, 2026, 2027, and 2028.
(3)	Derivative securities owned by the Reporting Person include the LTIP Units reported herein, an additional 1,261,301 LTIP Units previously granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, and 10,092,357 OP Units.

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