SCHEDULE
13G
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CUSIP
No.: 05564E106
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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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3,414,825
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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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40,000
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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3,374,825
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,414,825
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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)
6.28%
based on 54,342,438 shares
outstanding as of October 31, 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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BRE Properties,
Inc. (the “Issuer”)
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Item
1(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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525
Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California,
94105
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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”), Global REIT Mother Fund (“Global REIT
Mother”), Global REIT Open Mother Fund (“Global REIT Open Mother”),
International REIT Index Mother Fund (“International REIT Index Mother”),
Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura Global REIT Mother”), Nomura World
REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura World REIT Mother”), World REIT Index Mother
Fund (“World REIT Index Mother”), Nomura LaSalle Global REIT Mother Fund
(“Nomura LaSalle Global REIT 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, Global REIT Mother, Global REIT Open Mother, International
REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global REIT Mother, Nomura World REIT Mother,
World REIT Index Mother, Nomura LaSalle Global REIT 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, Global REIT Mother, Global
REIT Open Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global REIT
Mother, Nomura World REIT Mother, World REIT Index Mother, Nomura LaSalle
Global REIT 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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05564E106
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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
3,414,825 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 4,900 Shares held for the
account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (2) 239,877 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT Mother, (3) 51,300 Shares held for the account of
Global REIT Mother, (4) 782,800 Shares held for the account of Global REIT
Open Mother, (5) 37,300 Shares held for the account of International REIT
Index Mother, (6) 1,401,300 Shares held for the account of Nomura Global
REIT Mother, (7) 30,952 Shares held for the account of Nomura World REIT
Mother, (8) 2,700 Shares held for the account of World REIT Index Mother,
(9) 7,700 Shares held for the account of Nomura LaSalle Global REIT
Mother, and (10) 855,996 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 6.28% 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 54,342,438 Shares
outstanding as of October 31, 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:
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3,414,825
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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0
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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40,000
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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3,374,825
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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.
By: /s/ Kenji
Kitagawa
Name: Kenji
Kitagawa
Title: Managing
Director
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