-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T/Od7r8/KsTtUPT8CLA21gc4Nr4ptIIHPnfn/au1Zb23mMdeBLVhaq1xU1obYsQE R9NT61jOIw3T8MbgU1UJpQ== 0001104659-07-088976.txt : 20080414 0001104659-07-088976.hdr.sgml : 20080414 20071214155117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-088976 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DUKE REALTY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000783280 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 351740409 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 EAST 96TH STREET STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: INDIANAPOLIS STATE: IN ZIP: 46240 BUSINESS PHONE: 3178086000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 EAST 96TH STREET STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: INDIANAPOLIS STATE: IN ZIP: 46240 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUKE WEEKS REALTY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990716 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUKE REALTY INVESTMENTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

[LETTERHEAD OF ALSTON & BIRD LLP]

 

 

Stephen R. Stone

 

Direct Dial: 404-881-4688

 

E-mail: steve.stone@alston.com

 

 

 

December 14, 2007

 

Via EDGAR Filing and Overnight Delivery

 

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attention:

 

Ms. Pam Howell

 

 

 

 

Mail Stop 3561

 

 

 

 

Telephone No. (202) 551-3357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re:

Duke Realty Corporation (“Duke,” or the “Company”)

 

 

 

 

Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A,

 

 

 

 

as filed on March 15, 2007 (Commission File No. 1-9044)

 

 

 

 

(the “2007 Proxy Statement”)

 

 

 

Dear Ms. Howell:

 

On behalf of our client, Duke Realty Corporation, we are providing this letter in response to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in your letter, dated December 3, 2007 (the “Comment Letter”) relating to Duke’s 2007 Proxy Statement.  The Comment Letter requested that the Company respond to the Staff’s comments by December 17, 2007 or notify the Staff of the date by which it intends to respond.  The Company is considering the Staff’s comments and will respond no later than December 21, 2007.

 

If you have any questions, or require any additional information, please feel free to contact me at (404) 881-4688.

 

 

Yours truly,

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen R. Stone

 

 

 

Stephen R. Stone

 

cc:           Mark C. Kanaly

 

 

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