Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Webcast Of 2014 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (Washington REIT) (NYSE: WRE) will hold its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 8:30 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 Washington REIT's website at www.washingtonreit.com in the Investor section under News & Market Information. 

Dial-in information is as follows:

USA Toll Free: 

(877) 407-9205

International: 

(201) 689-8054

Replay access information is as follows:

Conference ID #:

13581817

USA Toll Free: 

(877) 660-6853

International: 

(201) 612-7415

The live on-demand webcast of the Conference Call will be available on the Investor section of Washington REIT's website at http://www.washingtonreit.com. Following the meeting, the link will provide a replay of the meeting and will be available until May 29, 2014 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time.

About Washington REIT

Washington REIT is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust investing in income-producing properties in the greater Washington metro region. Washington REIT owns a diversified portfolio of 54 properties totaling approximately 7 million square feet of commercial space and 2,890 residential units, and land held for development. These 54 properties consist of 25 office properties, 16 retail centers and 13 multifamily properties. Washington REIT 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 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 2013 Form 10-K and First Quarter 10-Q. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.                              

CONTACT:

William T. Camp


6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 800

Rockville, Maryland 20852

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Tel 301-984-9400

Fax 301-984-9610

E-Mail:  bcamp@writ.com

www.washingtonreit.com

SOURCE Washington Real Estate Investment Trust