Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WELLS FARGO BANK N A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MPG Office Trust, Inc. [NYSE: MPG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 NORTH PHILLIPS STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57194
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 5,594,220
D (1)
 
Common Stock 682,031
I
See Explanation of Responses below. (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WELLS FARGO BANK N A
101 NORTH PHILLIPS STREET
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57194
    X    
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
420 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94163
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Phillip H. Rhiner, Vice President, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 08/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Donna M. Harris, Assistant Secretary, on behalf of Wells Fargo & Company 08/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 reported shares are beneficially owned by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("WFB"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company ("WFC"). WFC therefore is an indirect beneficial owner of these shares. WFC's address is 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94163.
(2) The 682,031 reported shares are owned directly by a borrower and pledged to WFB as collateral for a loan. WFB is entitled to proceeds from sales of these shares.

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