Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces 3rd Quarter 2011 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) will announce 3rd Quarter 2011 earnings in a press release to be issued on Thursday, October 27, 2011, after the market close.

The Conference Call for 3rd Quarter 2011 earnings is scheduled for Friday, October 28, 2011, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern time. Conference Call access information is as follows:

         
USA Toll Free Number:       1-877-407-9205
International Toll Number:       1-201-689-8054
     

Instant replay of the Conference Call will be available until November 11, 2011, at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time. Instant replay access information is as follows:

         
USA Toll Free Number:       1-877-660-6853
International Toll Number:       1-201-612-7415
Account:       286
Conference ID:       379485
     

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 76 properties totaling approximately 9 million square feet of commercial space and 2,540 residential units, and land held for development. These 76 properties consist of 28 office properties, 3 industrial/flex properties, 18 medical office properties, 16 retail centers and 11 multi-family properties. WRIT shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:WRE).

Certain statements in our earnings press release or during our presentation 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 2010 Form 10-K and second quarter 2011 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)