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

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SAUL B FRANCIS III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAUL CENTERS INC [BFS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2009 (Street) BETHESDA, MD 20814 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 04/24/2009   A   200 A $ 32.68 3,701.287 D   Common Shares               12,000 I Beneficiary of Trust Common Shares               3,564.192 (4) I 401K

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option

$ 25.78

04/26/2005(1)

04/26/2014

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 24.91

05/23/2004(1)

05/23/2013

Common Stock

80,000

80,000

D

Stock Option

$ 25.78

04/26/2004

04/26/2014

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 33.22

05/06/2006(1)

05/06/2015

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Phantom Stock (3)

$ 23.16 (2)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

267.702

17,252.574

D

Stock Option

$ 33.22

05/06/2005

05/06/2015

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Stock Option

$ 40.35

05/01/2006

05/01/2016

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 54.17

04/27/2008(1)

04/27/2017

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Stock Option

$ 54.17

04/27/2007

04/27/2017

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Stock Option

$ 50.15

04/25/2008

04/25/2018

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Stock Option

$ 32.68

04/24/2009

A

2,500

04/24/2009

04/24/2019

Common Stock

2,500

$ 32.68

2,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SAUL B FRANCIS III 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE 15TH FLOOR BETHESDA, MD 20814	X		President

Signatures

Scott V. Schneider, by Power of Attorney		04/28/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option will vest 25% per year over four years from the date of grant.
(2)	1 for 1
(3)	Pursuant to the issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan under its 2004 Stock Plan and the Deferred Fee Agreement executed by the reporting person, the reporting person has elected to defer receipt of his director's fees, and receive phantom stock, the amount of which is calculated as the quotient of the dollar value of fees deferred, divided by the fair market value of the issuer's shares on the date the phantom stock is received.
(4)	Effective April 1, 2009, shares formerly held by the B.F. Saul Company Employees' Profit Sharing Reinvestment Trust were distributed to the individual 401(k) plan accounts of participants. The number of shares reported represents the reporting person's beneficial ownership interest in the Saul Centers stock fund of the 401(k) plan.
(5)	The conversion of phantom stock into shares of the issuer's common stock is governed pursuant to terms of the issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan under its 2004 Stock Plan, as amended, and the reporting person's Deferred Fee Agreement.

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