Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Recognized for Workplace Excellence

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ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) has been named a winner of the 2013 Workplace Excellence Award, the 2013 Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award, and the 2013 EcoLeadership Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence.

The Workplace Excellence Award and Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award highlight businesses that promote professional fulfillment and personal wellness at work, at home and in the community. The EcoLeadership Award honors companies that recognize the importance of environmental sustainability. This is WRIT’s fifth Workplace Excellence Award, fourth Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award, and third EcoLeadership Award.

“This marks our third consecutive year of receiving these three awards. We understand the importance of fostering a positive work-life balance and we are very proud of the many initiatives we have taken in recent years to support our employees in their professional and personal lives. We are also proud to be recognized for our ongoing commitment to an environmentally sustainable workplace, and we hope to expand these efforts going forward,” said Laura Franklin, Executive Vice President of Administration of WRIT.

The Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by Montgomery County, Maryland and Discovery Communications, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.excellentworkplace.org.

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 9 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 effect of the current credit and financial market conditions, 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. 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
bcamp@writ.com
www.writ.com

Source: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT)

Released April 15, 2013