AAT American Assets Trust Inc

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                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Barton Robert F.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Assets Trust, Inc. [ AAT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC., 11455 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/4/2020
(Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92130 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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 Stock, par value $0.01	12/4/2020		F		9882	D	$28.69	37505	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01	12/4/2020		A(1)		59010	A	$0	96515	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01								87640	I	See Footnote (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares of restricted common stock issued pursuant to the American Assets Trust, Inc. and American Assets Trust, L.P. Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan.
(2)	Represents shares held by the Robert and Katherine Barton Living Trust 2007 dated 4/21/2007, for which the Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Barton Robert F. C/O AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC. 11455 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 SAN DIEGO, CA 92130			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures
/s/ Adam Wyll, Attorney-in-fact		12/7/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date