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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BERG CARL E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BERG & BERG DEVELOPERS

10050 BANDLEY DR

(Street)

CUPERTINO

95014

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES INC [ MSW ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2007

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)

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)
LP UNITS⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾	⁽¹⁾	12/12/2007		J		524,236⁽⁴⁾		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	COMMON STOCK	524,236	⁽²⁾	34,058,355	D
LP UNITS⁽³⁾⁽⁶⁾	⁽¹⁾							⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	COMMON STOCK	0		169,131	D
LP UNITS⁽³⁾⁽⁷⁾	⁽¹⁾							⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	COMMON STOCK	0		10,789,383	D
LP UNITS⁽³⁾⁽⁸⁾	⁽¹⁾							⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	COMMON STOCK	0		196,428	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. CONVERTIBLE TO COMMON STOCK ON A 1:1 BASIS

2. LP UNITS BECAME EXCHANGEABLE FOR COMMON STOCK ON 12/29/99 UNDER THE EXCHANGE RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED 12/29/1998 BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND LP UNIT HOLDERS. THESE REPORTING PERSONS WHO ARE "BERG GROUP" MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO AN AGGREGATE OWNERSHIP LIMIT EQUAL TO 20% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, WHICH REPRESENTS A CONVERSION CAP ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED BY ANY REPORTING PERSON AND ALL OF THESE REPORTING PERSONS COMBINED.

3. THE DESIGNATED BENEFICIAL OWNER DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SECURITIES ON THIS FORM 4. ALL REPORTING PERSONS DISCLAIM BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SECURITIES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PECUNIARY INTERESTS THEREIN.

4. CARL BERG ACQUIRED 548,236 LP UNITS IN EXCHANGE FOR REAL PROPERTY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPANY PER THE EXISTING BERG LAND HOLDINGS OPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 29, 1998 ("LAND OPTION AGREEMENT") EFFECTIVE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2007. CARL BERG DONATED 24,000 LP UNITS TO QUALIFYING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ON DECEMBER 10, 2007. CARL BERG IS REPORTING THE NET LP UNITS ACQUIRED OF 524,236 ON THIS FORM 4.

5. THESE LP UNITS ARE OWNED BY CARL BERG, THE DESIGNATED BENEFICIAL OWNER FOR THE REPORTING GROUP.

6. THESE LP UNITS ARE OWNED BY WEST COAST VENTURE CAPITAL, INC. ("WCVC"), A MEMBER OF THE REPORTING GROUP.

7. THESE UNITS ARE OWNED BY BERG & BERG ENTERPRISES, INC. ("BBI"), A MEMBER OF THE REPORTING GROUP.

8. THESE LP UNITS ARE OWNED BY BERG & BERG ENTERPRISES, LLC ("BBL"), A MEMBER OF THE REPORTING GROUP.

	CARL BERG, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS PRES OF WCVC AND BBI, AND AS MANAGER OF BBL	12/14/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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