SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST

30 S MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 1100

(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS

46204

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares								106,028	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.	⁽¹⁾	02/19/2026		A		45,153⁽²⁾		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Shares	45,153	$0	892,577	D
Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.	⁽¹⁾	02/19/2026		A		36,577⁽³⁾		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Shares	36,577	$0	929,154	D
Limited Partnership Units - Kite Realty Group, LP (AO LTIPs)	$16.69⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	02/23/2026	02/23/2026	M			149,254	02/11/2024⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	02/11/2031⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.	149,254	$0⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.	⁽⁶⁾	02/23/2026	02/23/2026	M		50,245		⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Shares	50,245	$0	979,399	D
Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.	⁽¹⁾							⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Shares	5,000		5,000	I	By irrevocable trust

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common Shares of beneficial interest, par value of $0.01 per share (the "Common Shares"), are issued upon the redemption and tender of Limited Partnership Units ("LP Units") of Kite Realty Group, L.P. on a one-for-one basis. LP Units have no expiration date.

2. Represents the grant of LTIP Units (as defined below) pursuant to the Kite Realty Group Trust 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). These LTIP Units will vest in equal amounts on February 19, 2027, February 19, 2028, and February 19, 2029, subject to continued service by the reporting person through the applicable vesting date. LTIP Units ("LTIP Units") are a class of LP Units that, if vested, are convertible at the option of the holder, conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into an equal number of LP Units.

3. Represents LTIP Units under the Plan, which were earned based on the achievement of certain performance measures during the three-year performance period ended February 13, 2026.

4. The reporting person previously received a grant of AO LTIPs pursuant to the Plan. 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, determined by the quotient of (i) the excess of the value of a Common Share of Kite Realty Group Trust as of the date of the conversion over $16.69 (the "Participation Threshold per AO LTIP"), divided by (ii) the value of a Common Share as of the date of conversion. Vested LTIP Units into which AO LTIPs have been converted are further convertible, [footnote continued]

5. [Continued from footnote] conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for U.S. federal income tax purposes, into an equal number of 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 vested and became exercisable as of the date that both of the following requirements were 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 period between the first year and the fifth anniversaries of the grant date, the reported closing price per Common Share appreciates at least 15% 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 ten-year term from the grant date.

6. LP Units are redeemable for an equal number of Common Shares or, at the election of Kite, cash equal to the fair market value of such shares. LP Units have no expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas K. McGowan	02/23/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by President & COO Mcgowan Thomas K