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 *
  Skomal Mark
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. [DCT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC., 518 17TH STREET, SUITE 800		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202		 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 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 18,137 (1)
D
 

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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
Stock Options   (2) 05/31/2017 Common Stock 9,050 $ 11.05 D  
Stock Options   (3) 02/11/2018 Common Stock 7,813 $ 8.64 D  
Stock Options   (4) 02/10/2019 Common Stock 12,800 $ 3.41 D  
Stock Options   (5) 02/11/2020 Common Stock 6,475 $ 4.56 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Skomal Mark
C/O DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
518 17TH STREET, SUITE 800
DENVER, CO 80202		       Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Stuart B. Brown, Attorney-in-Fact 02/23/2011
**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) Includes 15,587 shares of restricted stock granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restricted stock is subject to certain vesting requirements.
(2) The Stock Options (the "Options") were granted under the Plan. The Options vest over four years: 25% on May 31, 2008, and 25% on each May 31st of the following three years.
(3) The Options were granted under the Plan and vest over four years: 25% on January 1, 2009, and 25% on each January 1st of the following three years.
(4) The Options were granted under the Plan and vest over four years: 25% on January 1, 2010, and 25% on each January 1st of the following three years.
(5) The Options were granted under the Plan and vest over four years: 25% on January 1, 2011, and 25% on each January 1st of the following three years.
 
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Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24. Mark Skomal Power of Attorney

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