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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Webcast of 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time. For shareholders and other interested parties who are unable to attend the meeting in person you can access the meeting with the dial-in information set forth below or there will be a live on-demand webcast available on WRIT’s website at www.writ.com in the Investor section under Presentations & Events. Following the meeting, the link will provide a replay of the meeting and will be available until August 16, 2013 at 11:59 P.M.

Dial-in information is as follows:

Instant replay of the annual meeting will be available until May 30, 2013 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time. Instant replay access information is as follows:

The live on-demand webcast of the Conference Call will be available on the investor section of WRIT's website at http://www.writ.com. On-line playback of the webcast will be available for two weeks following the Conference Call.

WRIT is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust investing in income-producing properties in the greater Washington metro region. WRIT owns a diversified portfolio of 69 properties totaling approximately 8 million square feet of commercial space and 2,540 residential units, and land held for development. These 69 properties consist of 25 office properties, 17 medical office properties, 16 retail centers and 11 multifamily properties. WRIT shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WRE).

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the potential for federal government budget reductions, changes in general and local economic and real estate market conditions, the timing and pricing of lease transactions, the availability and cost of capital, fluctuations in interest rates, tenants' financial conditions, levels of competition, the effect of government regulation, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our 2012 Form 10-K and first quarter 2013 Form 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT)
William T. Camp
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tel 301-984-9400
Fax 301-984-9610
E-Mail: bcamp@writ.com
www.writ.com

Source: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT)

Released May 13, 2013