Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Heath R Fear 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST [KRG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 30 SOUTH MERIDIAN ST., SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/19/2026 (Street) INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204 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 69,265 D

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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

Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.

(1)

02/19/2026

A

42,807(2)

(1)

(1)

Common Shares

42,807

$ 0

566,279

D

Limited Partnership Units of Kite Realty Group, L.P.

(1)

02/19/2026

A

33,965(3)

(1)

(1)

Common Shares

33,965

$ 0

600,244

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Heath R Fear 30 SOUTH MERIDIAN ST. SUITE 1100 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Heath R. Fear		02/23/2026
**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)	Common Shares of beneficial interest, par value of $0.01 per share (the "Common Shares"), are issued upon the redemption and tender of Limited Partnership Units ("LP Units") of Kite Realty Group, L.P. on a one-for-one basis. LP Units have no expiration date.
(2)	Represents the grant of LTIP Units (as defined below) pursuant to the Kite Realty Group Trust 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). These LTIP Units will vest in equal amounts on February 19, 2027, February 19, 2028, and February 19, 2029, subject to continued service by the reporting person through the applicable vesting date. LTIP Units ("LTIP Units") are a class of LP Units that, if vested, are convertible at the option of the holder, conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into an equal number of LP Units.
(3)	Represents LTIP Units under the Plan, which were earned based on the achievement of certain performance measures during the three-year performance period ended February 13, 2026.

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