Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Webcast of 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) will hold its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 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 presentation and will be available until June 1, 2010 at 11:59 P.M.

Dial-in information is as follows:


USA Toll Free:         (877) 407-9205

International:         (201) 689-8054



Instant replay of the annual meeting will be available until June 1, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time. Instant replay access information is as follows:


Account #:               286

Conference ID #:         350227

USA Toll Free:           (877) 660-6853

International:           (201) 612-7415



About WRIT

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 90 properties totaling approximately 11 million square feet of commercial space and 2,540 residential units. These 90 properties consist of 27 office properties, 20 industrial/flex properties, 18 medical office properties, 14 retail centers, 11 multifamily properties and land for development. WRIT shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:WRE).

Certain statements at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders may be "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 effect of the current credit and financial market conditions, the availability and cost of capital, fluctuations in interest rates, tenants' financial conditions, the timing and pricing of lease transactions, levels of competition, the effect of government regulation, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles, changes in general and local economic and real estate market conditions, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our 2009 Form 10-K and first quarter 2010 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.


    Source: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust