Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting, Washington REIT's shareholders elected Benjamin S. Butcher as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. Butcher received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,581,350   602,929   81,019       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected William G. Byrnes as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. Byrnes received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,636,235   558,019   71,044       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected Edward S. Civera as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. Civera received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,322,862   858,616   83,820       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected Ellen M. Goitia as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is elected and qualifies. Ms. Goitia received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,671,821   531,482   61,995       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected Paul T. McDermott as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. McDermott received the following votes:


   For        Against    Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
65,223,220   1,960,685   81,393       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected Thomas H. Nolan, Jr. as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. Nolan received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,869,133   310,900   85,265       8,368,295

Washington REIT's shareholders also elected Anthony L. Winns as a trustee of the Board to serve until the Trust's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is elected and qualifies. Mr. Winns received the following votes:


   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,549,094   634,897   81,307       8,368,295

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

Washington REIT's shareholders approved, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation paid to Washington REIT's named executive officers. This proposal received the following votes:


   For        Against    Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
65,972,144   1,037,564   255,590      8,368,295






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Ratification of Ernst & Young as the Trust's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Washington REIT's shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Washington REIT's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. This proposal received the following votes:



   For       Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
74,858,431   669,262   105,900          -

The results reported above are final voting results.

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