Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) (“Easterly” or the “Company”), 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 the tax characteristics of the 2015 distributions on its common stock. The tax reporting will be done on Form 1099-DIV and shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to the specific tax treatment of these distributions. The characteristics of the Company's distributions are as follows:

Distributions on Easterly Common Shares:

Record Date   Payment Date       Dividend

Per Share

  Ordinary

Taxable

Dividend

  Return

of

Capital

  Capital

Gain

  Unrecaptured

Sec. 1250

Capital Gain

5/18/2015 6/3/2015 $ 0.1100 $ 0.0936 $ 0.0164 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000
8/18/2015 9/3/2015 $ 0.2100 $ 0.1786 $ 0.0314 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000
11/17/2015 12/3/2015 $ 0.2200   $ 0.1871   $ 0.0329   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0000  
Totals: $ 0.5400 $ 0.4593 $ 0.0807 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000
Percent of Total: 100.00 % 85.06 % 14.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %

“Since our IPO in February, 2015 the team at Easterly has materially grown its portfolio of mission critical assets leased to the US Government,” said Meghan Baivier, Chief Operating Officer of Easterly. “We look forward to continuing to execute on our strategy of delivering strong year-over-year growth of our stable income stream, which we believe will position us well for dividend growth into the future.”

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 through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). For further information on the Company and its properties, please visit www.easterlyreit.com.

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