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SCHEDULE
13G
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CUSIP
No.: 105368203
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Page
2 of 6 Pages
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons.
Nomura
Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
[ ]
(b)
[X]
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Tokyo,
Japan
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Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
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8,344,614
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
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0
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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96,100
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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8,248,514
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,344,614
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.49%
based on 128,582,334 shares outstanding as of
November 4, 2009.
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person
IA
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Item
1 (a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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Brandywine Realty Trust (the "Issuer")
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Item
1(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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555 East Lancaster Avenue, Radnor, PA 19087
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Item
2(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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This
Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”).
This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts
of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother Fund (“Nomura US-REIT Open Mother”), US-REIT
Mother Fund (“US-REIT Mother”), International REIT Index Mother Fund
(“International REIT Index Mother”), World REIT Index Mother Fund (“World
REIT Index Mother”) and Nomura Fund Series – North American REIT Fund
(“North American REIT”).
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NAM
serves as investment manager to each of the Nomura US-REIT Open Mother,
US-REIT Mother, International REIT Index Mother, World REIT Index Mother
and North American REIT. In such capacity, NAM may be deemed to have
voting and dispositive power over the Shares held for the accounts of each
of the Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, International REIT
Index Mother, World REIT Index Mother and North American
REIT.
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Item
2(b)
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Address
of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
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| The address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8260 | |
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Item
2(c)
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Citizenship:
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NAM
is a Japanese corporation
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Item
2(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares").
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Item
2(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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105368203
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Item
3(e).
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[X]
An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
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Item
4
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Ownership:
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Item
4(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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As
of December 31, 2009, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
8,344,614 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 35,100 Shares held for the
account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (2) 1,845,917 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT Mother, (3) 89,600 Shares held for the account of
International REIT Index Mother, (4) 6,500 Shares held for the account of
World REIT Index Mother, and (5) 6,367,497 Shares held for the account of
North American REIT.
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Item
4(b)
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Percent
of Class:
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The
number of Shares of which NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
constitutes approximately 6.49% of the total number of Shares outstanding
(based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most
recently-filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 128,582,334 Shares
outstanding as of November 4, 2009).
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Item
4(c)
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Number
of Shares of which such person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: | 8,344,614 | |
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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0 | |
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 96,100 | |
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 8,248,514 |
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Item
5
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Ownership
of 5% or Less of a Class:
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| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. | ||
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Item
6
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Ownership
of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
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This
Item 6 is not applicable.
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Item
7
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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This
Item 7 is not applicable.
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Item
8
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group:
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This
Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item
9
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group:
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This
Item 9 is not applicable.
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Item
10
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Certification:
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| By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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Date:
February 16, 2010
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NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | ||
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By:
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/s/ Kenji Kitagawa | |
| Name: | Kenji Kitagawa | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||