DCT Dct Industrial Trust (delisted)

Net Earnings of $0.24 per Diluted Share

FFO, as adjusted, of $0.54 per Share

Consolidated Operating Occupancy of 95.6 Percent

Same-Store NOI Growth of 1.3 Percent on a Straight-Line Basis and 1.5 Percent on a Cash Basis;Increased and Narrowed Full-Year 2016 Same-Store NOI Guidance to between 4.75 and 5.50 Percent on a Straight-Line Basis and between 4.50 and 5.25 on a Cash Basis

Rent Growth of 15.3 Percent on a GAAP Basis and 5.7 Percent on a Cash Basis

Stabilized 1.4 Million Square Feet of Development and Redevelopment at an Average Yield of 7.5 Percent

Raised and Narrowed 2016 Net Earnings Guidance to between $0.84 and $0.90 Per Diluted Share

Raised and Narrowed 2016 FFO Guidance, as adjusted, to between $2.16 and $2.22 Per Diluted Share

DCT Industrial Trust® (NYSE: DCT), a leading industrial real estate company, today announced financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2016.

“DCT had another good quarter highlighted by strong leasing volume and rental-rate growth,” said Phil Hawkins, President and CEO for DCT Industrial. “Customer demand is robust across all of our markets, driven by e-commerce as well as continued healthy activity from traditional users. The combination of better-than-expected demand plus low vacancy rates and disciplined supply, bodes well for continued strong results in both our operating and development portfolios. This has led us to increase our financial and operating guidance across all key metrics.”

Net income attributable to common stockholders (“Net Earnings”) for Q2 2016 was $21.4 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to $18.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, reported for Q2 2015, an increase of 20.0 percent per diluted share.

Funds from operations (“FFO”), as adjusted, attributable to common stockholders and unitholders for Q2 2016 totaled $51.1 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared with $44.2 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for Q2 2015, an increase of 14.9 percent per diluted share. These results exclude $0.1 million of acquisition costs and a non-cash charge of $0.4 million related to hedge ineffectiveness for the quarter ending June 30, 2016 and $0.2 million of acquisitions costs for the quarter ending June 30, 2015.

Property Results and Leasing Activity

As of June 30, 2016, DCT Industrial owned 392 consolidated operating properties, totaling 63.4 million square feet, with occupancy of 95.6 percent, a decrease of 20 basis points from Q1 2016 and an increase of 50 basis points over Q2 2015. On a same-portfolio basis, the impact of dispositions and placing developments into operations brought occupancy down 10 basis points. Approximately 731,000 square feet, or 1.1 percent of DCT Industrial’s total consolidated portfolio was leased but not occupied at June 30, 2016, which does not take into consideration 594,000 square feet of leased developments under construction and pre-developments.

In Q2 2016, the Company signed leases totaling 4.4 million square feet with rental rates increasing 15.3 percent on a GAAP basis and 5.7 percent on a cash basis, compared to the corresponding expiring leases. Over the previous four quarters, rental rates on signed leases increased 21.2 percent on a GAAP basis and 7.8 percent on a cash basis. The Company’s tenant retention rate was 75.0 percent in Q2 2016.

Net operating income (“NOI”) was $71.6 million in Q2 2016, compared with $66.2 million in Q2 2015. In Q2 2016, same-store NOI, excluding revenue from lease terminations, increased 1.3 percent on a straight-line basis and 1.5 percent on a cash basis, when compared to Q2 2015. Same-store occupancy averaged 95.1 percent in Q2 2016, a decrease of 20 basis points from Q2 2015. Same-store occupancy as of June 30, 2016 was 95.3 percent.

Investment Activity

Development and Redevelopment

In Q2 2016, DCT Industrial stabilized 1.4 million square feet of developments and redevelopments at a weighted-average yield of 7.5 percent. Additionally, since March 31, 2016, the Company executed 941,000 square feet of development and redevelopment leases bringing its development pipeline to 45.8 percent leased and its redevelopment pipeline to 79.9 percent leased.

Development highlights since March 31, 2016:

• Executed a 234,000 square foot lease for SCLA Building 13B, a 445,000 square foot building located in Victorville, CA, which is owned by an unconsolidated joint venture. The 100 percent leased project is scheduled to be complete in Q3 2016.
• In July, executed a 134,000 square foot pre-lease for DCT Commerce Center Phase II Building E to bring the 162,000 square foot development located in the Airport West submarket of Miami to 82.6 percent leased. Construction is scheduled to commence in Q1 2017.
• Commenced construction on DCT White River Corporate Center Phase II North, a 251,000 square foot building located in the South Kent Valley submarket of Seattle. Construction is scheduled to be complete in Q4 2016.
• In July, commenced construction on DCT Arbor Avenue, a 796,000 square foot development located in the City of Tracy in San Joaquin County, in the Central Valley submarket of Northern California. Construction is scheduled to be complete in Q3 2017.
• Acquired 23.1 acres in the B/W Corridor submarket of Baltimore/Washington D.C. to develop DCT Terrapin Commerce Center, a two-building complex totaling 220,000 square feet.
• Acquired 17.5 acres in the Northwest submarket of Dallas to develop DCT Miller Road, a 270,000 square foot building.
• In July, acquired 9.9 acres in the DFW Airport submarket of Dallas to develop DCT DFW Trade Center, a 112,000 square foot building.

Redevelopment highlights since March 31, 2016:

• Executed a full-building lease for a 297,000 square foot redevelopment located in the Hayward submarket of Northern California. The project is scheduled to be complete in Q4 2016.
• Executed a 159,000 square foot lease for a 320,000 square foot redevelopment located in the I-88 Corridor submarket of Chicago to bring the building to 100 percent leased.
• Executed a 40,000 square foot lease for a 103,000 square foot redevelopment located in the Tacoma/Fife submarket of Seattle to bring the building to 38.8 percent leased.
• Executed a 31,000 square foot lease for a 63,000 square foot redevelopment located in the DFW Airport submarket of Dallas to bring the building to 100 percent leased.

Dispositions

Since March 31, 2016, DCT Industrial has sold seven buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet. These transactions generated total gross proceeds of $51.4 million and have an expected year-one weighted-average cash yield of 7.5 percent.

The table below summarizes the dispositions since March 31, 2016:

Market       Submarket       Square Feet       Occupancy       Closed   Chicago       Central Kane/DuPage       249,000       100.0 %       Apr-16 Chicago (4 buildings) Central Kane/DuPage 829,000 100.0 % Apr-16 Chicago North DuPage 63,000 0.0 % June-16 Northern California       880 Corridor       36,000       100.0 %       June-16 Total/Weighted Average 1,177,000 94.6 %  

Capital Markets

As previously announced in May, the Company priced $250 million of senior unsecured notes. The notes will be issued in a private placement offering with an average term of 10 years and a weighted-average interest rate of 3.90 percent. The proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under the Company’s senior unsecured revolving line of credit, other senior unsecured notes and for general corporate purposes. It is expected the notes will be issued in Q3 2016.

Dividend

DCT Industrial’s Board of Directors declared a $0.29 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on October 19, 2016 to stockholders of record as of October 7, 2016.

Guidance

The Company raised and narrowed 2016 Net Earnings to between $0.84 and $0.90 per diluted share, up from $0.73 to $0.83. Net Earnings guidance excludes any gain or loss related to potential future dispositions.

The Company raised and narrowed 2016 FFO guidance, as adjusted, to between $2.16 and $2.22 per diluted share, up from $2.10 to $2.20 per diluted share. The Company’s FFO guidance excludes actual and any potential future acquisition costs and non-cash charges for hedge ineffectiveness.

For additional details, assumptions and definitions related to the Company’s 2016 guidance, please refer to page 18 in DCT Industrial’s second quarter 2016 supplemental reporting package.

Conference Call Information

DCT Industrial will host a conference call to discuss Q2 results on Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders and interested parties may listen to a live broadcast of the conference call by dialing (877) 506-6112 or (412) 902-6686. A telephone replay will be available through Friday, September 2, 2016 and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering the passcode 10088807. A live webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investors section of the DCT Industrial website at www.dctindustrial.com. A webcast replay will also be available shortly following the call until August 5, 2017.

Supplemental information is available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.dctindustrial.com or by e-mail request at investorrelations@dctindustrial.com. Interested parties may also obtain supplemental information from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

About DCT Industrial Trust®

DCT Industrial is a leading industrial real estate company specializing in the ownership, acquisition, development, leasing and management of bulk-distribution and light-industrial properties in high-volume distribution markets in the U.S. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned interests in approximately 72.0 million square feet of properties leased to approximately 900 customers. DCT maintains a Baa2 rating from Moody’s Investors Service and a BBB- from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. Additional information is available at www.dctindustrial.com.

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DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Balance Sheets(in thousands, except share information)

  June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 ASSETS (unaudited) Land $ 1,011,875 $ 1,009,905 Buildings and improvements 3,032,314 2,886,859 Intangible lease assets 78,369 84,420 Construction in progress 100,180   159,397   Total investment in properties 4,222,738 4,140,581 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (783,879 ) (742,980 ) Net investment in properties 3,438,859 3,397,601 Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures 88,175   82,635   Net investment in real estate 3,527,034 3,480,236 Cash and cash equivalents 33,403 18,412 Restricted cash 50,470 31,187

Straight-line rent and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful  accounts of $416 and $335, respectively

71,992 60,357 Other assets, net 15,207 15,964 Assets held for sale —   26,199   Total assets $ 3,698,106   $ 3,632,355     LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 96,201 $ 108,788 Distributions payable 27,381 26,938 Tenant prepaids and security deposits 30,890 29,663 Other liabilities 38,556 18,398 Intangible lease liabilities, net 20,230 22,070 Line of credit 133,000 70,000 Senior unsecured notes 1,226,874 1,276,097 Mortgage notes 206,219 210,375 Liabilities related to assets held for sale —   869   Total liabilities 1,779,351   1,763,198     Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none  outstanding

— — Shares-in-trust, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding — —

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized 89,921,284  and 88,313,891 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016  and December 31, 2015, respectively

899 883 Additional paid-in capital 2,822,705 2,766,193 Distributions in excess of earnings (986,185 ) (992,010 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (29,172 ) (23,082 ) Total stockholders’ equity 1,808,247 1,751,984 Noncontrolling interests 110,508   117,173   Total equity 1,918,755   1,869,157   Total liabilities and equity $ 3,698,106   $ 3,632,355    

DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Statements of Operations(unaudited, in thousands, except per share information)

    Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2016   2015 2016   2015 REVENUES: Rental revenues $ 95,597 $ 88,115 $ 189,574 $ 176,177 Institutional capital management and other fees 305   423   698   801   Total revenues 95,902   88,538   190,272   176,978     OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental expenses 8,986 8,408 19,035 18,556 Real estate taxes 15,054 13,521 29,655 28,026 Real estate related depreciation and amortization 39,901 38,449 79,971 77,445 General and administrative 7,358 9,856 13,620 17,192 Casualty loss 162   —   162   —   Total operating expenses 71,461   70,234   142,443   141,219   Operating income 24,441 18,304 47,829 35,759   OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Development profit, net of taxes — 2,627 — 2,627 Equity in earnings of unconsolidated jointventures, net 935 1,036 1,819 1,843 Gain on dispositions of real estate interests 12,955 14,932 43,052 41,086 Interest expense (15,635 ) (13,609 ) (32,057 ) (27,513 ) Interest and other income (expense) 48 (11 ) 563 (29 ) Income tax expense and other taxes (172 ) (278 ) (288 ) (471 ) Consolidated net incomeof DCT Industrial Trust Inc. 22,572 23,001 60,918 53,302 Net income attributable to noncontrollinginterests (1,154 ) (4,704 ) (3,109 ) (6,260 ) Net income attributable to commonstockholders 21,418   18,297   57,809   47,042  

Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated  to participating securities

(106 ) (201 ) (334 ) (344 ) Adjusted net income attributableto common stockholders $ 21,312   $ 18,096   $ 57,475   $ 46,698     NET EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE: Basic $ 0.24   $ 0.21   $ 0.65   $ 0.53   Diluted $ 0.24   $ 0.20   $ 0.64   $ 0.53     WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: Basic 89,748 88,187 89,066 88,139 Diluted 90,184   88,486   89,490   88,453     Distributions declared per common share $ 0.29 $ 0.28 $ 0.58 $ 0.56  

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Funds from Operations(unaudited, in thousands, except per share and unit data)

    For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016   2015   2016   2015 Reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO:     Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 21,418 $ 18,297 $ 57,809

$

47,042

Adjustments: Real estate related depreciation and amortization 39,901

 

38,449

79,971

 

77,445

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net (935 )

 

(1,036

) (1,819 )

 

(1,843

) Equity in FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures 2,451

 

2,575

4,818

 

4,983

Gain on dispositions of real estate interests (12,955 )

 

(14,932

) (43,052 )

 

(41,086

) Gain on dispositions of non-depreciable real estate —

 

—

—

 

18

Noncontrolling interest in the above adjustments (1,411 )

 

(1,336

) (2,097 )

 

(2,189

) FFO attributable to unitholders 2,182  

 

2,028

  4,443  

 

4,095

  FFO attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – basic and diluted(1) 50,651  

 

44,045

  100,073  

 

88,465

  Adjustments:

Acquisition costs

72

 

170

92

 

1,484

Hedge ineffectiveness (non-cash) 357  

 

—

  1,420  

 

—

 

FFO, as adjusted, attributable to common stockholders and unitholders – basic

and diluted

$ 51,080  

$

44,215

  $ 101,585  

$

89,949

    FFO per common share and unit – basic $ 0.54   $ 0.47   $ 1.07   $ 0.95   FFO per common share and unit – diluted $ 0.53   $ 0.47   $ 1.06   $ 0.95     FFO, as adjusted, per common share and unit – basic $ 0.54   $ 0.48   $ 1.08   $ 0.97   FFO, as adjusted, per common share and unit – diluted $ 0.54   $ 0.47   $ 1.08   $ 0.96     FFO weighted average common shares and units outstanding: Common shares for net earnings per share 89,748

 

88,187

89,066

 

88,139

Participating securities 592

 

626

550

 

599

Units 4,039  

 

4,256

  4,138  

 

4,278

 

FFO weighted average common shares, participating securities and units

outstanding – basic

94,379

 

93,069

93,754

 

93,016

Dilutive common stock equivalents 436  

 

299

  424  

 

314

 

FFO weighted average common shares, participating securities and units

outstanding – diluted

94,815  

 

93,368

  94,178  

 

93,330

 

(1)

  FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).  

Guidance

 

The Company is providing the following guidance:

Range for the Full-Year 2016 Low   High Guidance: Net earnings per common share - diluted $ 0.84 $ 0.90 Adjustments: Gains on disposition of real estate interest (0.46 ) (0.46 ) Real estate related depreciation and amortization(1) 1.74 1.74 Hedge ineffectiveness (non-cash) and acquisition costs 0.02 0.02 Noncontrolling interest in adjustments 0.02   0.02   FFO, as adjusted, per common share and unit - diluted(2) $ 2.16   $ 2.22  

(1)

 

Includes pro rata share of real estate depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures.

  (2) The Company’s FFO guidance excludes actual and assumed hedge ineffectiveness and acquisition costs.  

The following table shows the calculation of our Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited, in thousands):

   

For the Three Months EndedJune 30,

For the Six Months EndedJune 30,

2016   2015 2016   2015 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 21,418 $ 18,297 $ 57,809 $ 47,042 Interest expense 15,635 13,609 32,057 27,513

Proportionate share of interest expense from unconsolidated  joint ventures

277 329 551 653 Real estate related depreciation and amortization 39,901 38,449 79,971 77,445

Proportionate share of real estate related depreciation and  amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures

1,098 1,226 2,198 2,434 Income tax expense and other taxes 172 278 288 471 Stock-based compensation 1,438 1,477 2,740 2,540 Noncontrolling interests 1,154 4,704 3,109 6,260 Non-FFO gain on dispositions of real estate interests   (12,955 )   (14,932 )   (43,052 )   (41,068 ) Adjusted EBITDA $ 68,138   $ 63,437   $ 135,671   $ 123,290     CALCULATION OF FIXED CHARGES: Interest expense $ 15,635 $ 13,609 $ 32,057 $ 27,513 Capitalized interest 2,661 4,125 5,608 7,834 Amortization of loan costs and debt premium/discount (224 ) 72 (450 ) 92 Other non-cash interest expense(1) (1,381 ) (1,024 ) (3,468 ) (2,048 )

Proportionate share of interest expense from unconsolidated  joint ventures

  277     329     551     653   Total fixed charges $ 16,968   $ 17,111   $ 34,298   $ 34,044     Fixed charge coverage ratio   4.0x   3.7x   4.0x   3.6x (1)   Includes $0.4 million and $1.4 million of hedge ineffectiveness for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.  

The following table is a reconciliation of our reported net income attributable to common stockholders to our net operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited, in thousands):

   

For the Three Months EndedJune 30,

For the Six Months EndedJune 30,

2016   2015 2016   2015 Reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to NOI: Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 21,418 $ 18,297 $ 57,809 $ 47,042 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,154 4,704 3,109 6,260 Income tax expense and other taxes 172 278 288 471 Interest and other (income) expense (48 ) 11 (563 ) 29 Interest expense 15,635 13,609 32,057 27,513 Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net (935 ) (1,036 ) (1,819 ) (1,843 ) General and administrative expense 7,358 9,856 13,620 17,192 Real estate related depreciation and amortization 39,901 38,449 79,971 77,445 Development profit, net of taxes — (2,627 ) — (2,627 ) Gain on dispositions of real estate interests (12,955 ) (14,932 ) (43,052 ) (41,086 ) Casualty loss 162 — 162 — Institutional capital management and other fees   (305 )   (423 )   (698 )   (801 ) Total NOI 71,557 66,186 140,884 129,595 Less NOI – non-same store properties   (9,362 )   (4,887 )   (23,018 )   (15,263 ) Same store NOI 62,195 61,299 117,866 114,332 Less revenue from lease terminations (572 ) (527 ) (652 ) (1,023 ) Add early termination straight-line rent adjustment   22     66     132     172   Same store NOI, excluding revenue from lease terminations 61,645 60,838 117,346 113,481 Less straight-line rents, net of related bad debt expense (1,673 ) (1,715 ) (2,725 ) (2,460 ) Less amortization of above/(below) market rents   (678 )   (709 )   (1,181 )   (1,279 ) Same store Cash NOI, excluding revenue from lease terminations $ 59,294   $ 58,414   $ 113,440   $ 109,742    

Financial Measures

NOI is defined as rental revenues, which includes expense reimbursements, less rental expenses and real estate taxes, and excludes institutional capital management fees, depreciation, amortization, casualty and involuntary conversion gain (loss), impairment, general and administrative expenses, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, interest expense, interest and other income and income tax expense and other taxes. DCT Industrial considers NOI to be an appropriate supplemental performance measure because NOI reflects the operating performance of DCT Industrial’s properties and excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of the properties such as amortization, depreciation, impairment, interest expense, interest and other income, income tax expense and other taxes and general and administrative expenses. We also present NOI excluding lease termination revenue as it is not considered to be indicative of recurring operating performance. However, NOI should not be viewed as an alternative measure of DCT Industrial’s financial performance since it excludes expenses which could materially impact our results of operations. Further, DCT Industrial’s NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating NOI. Therefore, DCT Industrial believes net income, as defined by GAAP, to be the most appropriate measure to evaluate DCT Industrial’s overall financial performance.

DCT Industrial believes that net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, DCT Industrial considers funds from operations (“FFO”), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), to be a useful supplemental, non-GAAP measure of DCT Industrial’s operating performance. NAREIT developed FFO as a relative measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that the value of income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is generally defined as net income attributable to common stockholders, calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, less gains from dispositions of operating real estate held for investment purposes, plus impairment losses on depreciable real estate and impairments of in substance real estate investments in investees that are driven by measurable decreases in the fair value of the depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and adjustments to derive DCT Industrial’s pro rata share of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures. We exclude gains and losses on business combinations and include the gains or losses from dispositions of properties which were acquired or developed with the intention to sell or contribute to an investment fund in our definition of FFO. Although the NAREIT definition of FFO predates the guidance for accounting for gains and losses on business combinations, we believe that excluding such gains and losses is consistent with the key objective of FFO as a performance measure. We also present FFO, as adjusted, which excludes hedge ineffectiveness, certain severance costs, acquisition costs, debt modification costs and impairment losses on properties which are not depreciable. We believe that FFO excluding hedge ineffectiveness, certain severance costs, acquisition costs, debt modification costs and impairment losses on non-depreciable real estate is useful supplemental information regarding our operating performance as it provides a more meaningful and consistent comparison of our operating performance and allows investors to more easily compare our operating results. Readers should note that FFO captures neither the changes in the value of DCT Industrial’s properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of DCT Industrial’s properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact DCT Industrial’s results from operations. NAREIT’s definition of FFO is subject to interpretation, and modifications to the NAREIT definition of FFO are common. Accordingly, DCT Industrial’s FFO may not be comparable to other REITs’ FFO and FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income (loss) as a measure of DCT Industrial’s performance.

We calculate Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total Fixed Charges. Fixed Charges include interest expense, interest capitalized, our proportionate share of our unconsolidated joint venture interest expense and adjustments for amortization of discounts, premiums, loan costs and other non-cash interest expense.

Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this report that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which are usually identified by the use of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” and variations of such words or similar expressions and includes statements regarding our anticipated yields. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation: national, international, regional and local economic conditions, the general level of interest rates and the availability of capital; the competitive environment in which we operate; real estate risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in local markets and competition for tenants in such markets; decreased rental rates or increasing vacancy rates; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants; acquisition and development risks, including failure of such acquisitions and development projects to perform in accordance with projections; the timing of acquisitions, dispositions and development; natural disasters such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes; energy costs; the terms of governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those regulations, including the cost of compliance with those regulations, changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates; financing risks, including the risk that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal, interest and other commitments; lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; the consequences of future terrorist attacks or civil unrest; environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC and updated on Form 10-Q entitled “Risk Factors.” In addition, our current and continuing qualification as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the Code, and depends on our ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Code through actual operating results, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership. We assume no obligation to update publicly any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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DCT Industrial TrustMelissa Sachs, 303-597-2400investorrelations@dctindustrial.com