Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces 3rd Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE:WRE) will announce 3rd Quarter 2008 Earnings in a Press Release to be issued on Thursday, October 23, 2008, after the market close.

The Conference Call for 3rd Quarter Earnings is scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. Conference Call access information is as follows:

USA Toll Free Number:                     1-877-407-9205
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International Toll Number:                1-201-689-8054
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Instant replay of the Conference Call will be available until November 7, 2008 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time. Instant replay access information is as follows:

USA Toll Free Number:                     1-877-660-6853
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International Toll Number:                1-201-612-7415
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Account:                                  286
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Conference ID:                            295251
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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's dividends have increased every year for 38 consecutive years. WRIT's FFO per share has increased every year for 35 consecutive years. WRIT owns a diversified portfolio of 92 properties consisting of 27 office properties, 22 industrial/flex properties, 17 medical office properties, 14 retail centers, 12 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 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, fluctuations in interest rates, availability of raw materials and labor costs, levels of competition, the effect of government regulation, the availability of capital, weather conditions, the timing and pricing of lease transactions, and changes in general and local economic and real estate market conditions.

Source: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT)