Press Release

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 26, 2023-- Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government, announced today that it has, through its joint venture (“JV”), completed the acquisition of the previously announced 69,276 leased square foot outpatient facility leased to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located in Corpus Christi, Texas (“VA - Corpus Christi”). VA - Corpus Christi is the ninth property to be acquired in the previously announced portfolio of 10 properties 100% leased to the VA under predominately 20-year firm term leases (the “VA Portfolio”).

“Easterly is pleased to expand its portfolio by welcoming the latest state-of-the-art VA outpatient facility,” said William C. Trimble, III, Easterly’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to serving as the landlord to the U.S. Government over the course of its current 20-year non-cancelable lease term.”

The VA Portfolio is comprised of the following 10 properties, arranged by anticipated lease commencement date:

Year to date, Easterly has acquired, through the JV, one property for a pro rata contractual purchase price of approximately $18.2 million. As of the date of this release, Easterly owns, directly or through the JV, 87 properties totaling 8.6 million square feet.

About Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). For further information on the company and its properties, please visit www.easterlyreit.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “anticipate,” “position,” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties associated with our business described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2023. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this release is as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
Lindsay S. Winterhalter
Supervisory Vice President, Investor Relations & Operations
202-596-3947
ir@easterlyreit.com

Source: Easterly Government Properties, Inc.