Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Presents at Citi's 2010 Global Property CEO Conference

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) announces that George F. "Skip" McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer of WRIT, will present at Citi's 2010 Global Property CEO Conference in Palm Beach, Florida.

The presentation is scheduled on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 from 10:25 AM to 11:00 AM Eastern Time. It will be available live via conference call by dialing (877) 211-0500, passcode: 6642440.

About WRIT

Founded in 1960, WRIT is the oldest publicly traded REIT formed under the landmark Real Estate Investment Trust Act (the Act). The Act, passed by Congress in late 1960, opened the door for small and retail investors to participate more easily in the investment in large-scale, income-producing real estate.

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 in this 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 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. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.


    Source: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT)