Duke Realty Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings

Common Stock Dividend Increase Announced; Lynn Thurber Elected to the Board of Directors


INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - July 30, 2008) - Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE) reported today results for the second quarter 2008. Funds from Operations available to common shareholders (diluted) ("FFO") was $0.60 per share for the second quarter of 2008 compared to $0.63 per share for the same quarter of 2007. The decrease is primarily attributable to the timing of recognition of gains on build-for-sale dispositions and other transactions of a non-recurring nature. Net income available for common shareholders (diluted) ("EPS") was $0.12 per share for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $0.27 for the same quarter in 2007. In addition to the variances noted above, the majority of the remaining decrease in EPS is attributable to reduced held-for-rental property sale gains in 2008 compared to 2007.

Duke also announced today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.485 per share, payable on August 29, 2008 to shareholders of record on August 14, 2008. Equal to $1.94 per share on an annualized basis, the new dividend provides a 1.0 percent increase over the previous amount and represents the fifteenth consecutive annual increase since the Company's October 1993 public offering.

Denny Oklak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commenting on Duke's second quarter performance, stated: "Even though the economic environment is challenging, our stabilized in-service portfolio increased to 93.1 percent leased and we were able to improve our overall portfolio occupancy by 1.2 percent to 87.2 percent during the quarter. We are also pleased with our fifteenth consecutive annual dividend increase."

Looking forward for the remainder of 2008, Mr. Oklak stated,

"Our 2008 annual guidance for FFO per share is $2.60 to $2.90. Based on our current expectations of economic conditions for the remainder of the year, we anticipate that FFO per share will be at the lower end of our guidance."

The Company also announced the election of Ms. Lynn C. Thurber to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Thurber is the non-Executive Chairman of LaSalle Investment Management, a global real estate money management firm investing in private real estate as well as publicly-traded real estate companies on behalf of institutional and individual investors, which is a part of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Prior to becoming Chairman, Ms. Thurber was the Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Investment Management from March 2000 to December 2006 and Co-President from December 1994 to March 2000. Ms. Thurber holds an A.B. degree from Wellesley College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

"We are extremely pleased to have Lynn Thurber join our Board of Directors," Mr. Oklak said. "Lynn has outstanding experience in the real estate industry through her tenure at LaSalle Investment Management, ABKB Realty Advisors and Morgan Stanley. Her expertise in the fund management business and international investment experience will be of great value as we execute on our strategic plan."

The Board also declared today the following dividends on the Company's outstanding preferred stock:


               NYSE     Quarterly
 Class        Symbol   Amount/Share      Record Date        Payment Date
           ----------  ------------  ------------------  ------------------
Series J       DREPRJ  $    .414063     August 15, 2008     August 29, 2008
Series K       DREPRK  $    .406250     August 15, 2008     August 29, 2008
Series L       DREPRL  $    .412500     August 15, 2008     August 29, 2008
Series M       DREPRM  $    .434375  September 16, 2008  September 30, 2008
Series N       DREPRN  $    .453125  September 16, 2008  September 30, 2008
Series O       DREPRO  $    .523438  September 16, 2008  September 30, 2008

Second Quarter Operating Statistics

--  At the end of the second quarter, the Company's 673 stabilized in-
    service properties, totaling 109.2 million square feet, were 93.1 percent
    leased compared to 92.9 percent at March 31, 2008.
    
--  The Company's value creation pipeline totaled $1.7 billion, including
    $377 million of developments with an expected stabilized return of 8.9
    percent that Duke plans to own indefinitely after completion; $1.3 billion
    of developments with an expected stabilized return of 8.2 percent that the
    Company plans to sell within approximately one year of completion; and a
    $106 million backlog of third-party construction contracts with an average
    overall profit margin of 16.1 percent.
    
--  In addition to its 673 stabilized in-service properties, the Company
    owns 32 recently completed development properties, with a total 9.7 million
    square feet, that are 34.1 percent leased.  The company owns 18 properties
    under development, with a total of 3.1 million square feet, that are 42.4
    percent pre-leased.
    
--  The Company renewed 76 percent of all leases expiring in the second
    quarter, for a total of 1.8 million square feet, with average net effective
    rent increases of 3.4 percent.
    
--  Same property net operating income increased 2.2 percent for the three
    months ended June 30, 2008.
    
--  Property sales in the second quarter totaled $102.4 million, at an
    average stabilized capitalization rate of 7.1 percent.
    
--  The Company completed acquisitions of properties totaling $7.4
    million, with an overall stabilized yield of 7.6 percent.
    

When used in this press release, the word "believes," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. In particular, among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are continued qualification as a real estate investment trust, general business and economic conditions, competition, increases in real estate construction costs, interest rates, accessibility of debt and equity capital markets and other risks inherent in the real estate business including tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments. Readers are advised to refer to Duke's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2008 for additional information concerning these risks.

About Duke Realty Corporation

Duke Realty Corporation specializes in the ownership, construction, development, leasing and management of office, industrial, medical office and retail real estate. It is the largest publicly traded, vertically integrated office/industrial real estate company in the United States. The company owns, manages or has under development more than 131 million rentable square feet in 24 major U.S. cities. Duke, which controls over 7,400 acres of land for more than 110 million square feet of future development, also provides nationwide real estate solutions through its national development division.

A copy of the Company's supplemental information fact book will be available after 6:00 p.m. EDT today in the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site at www.dukerealty.com. Duke is also hosting a conference call on Thursday, July 31 at 3:00 p.m. New York time to discuss its second quarter operating results. All investors are invited to listen to this call, which can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site.

                           Financial Highlights
                  (in thousands, except per share data)



                             Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,                June 30,
                            --------------------  ------------------------
Operating Results             2008       2007         2008         2007
                            ---------  ---------  -----------  -----------

Revenues from continuing
 operations                 $ 242,232  $ 222,719  $   479,131  $   446,120
Earnings from rental
 operations                    21,945     26,734       41,223       51,476
Earnings from service
 operations                    10,390     12,018       14,803       18,952
Net income available for
 common shareholders -
 Basic                         17,797     37,076       21,845      105,639
Net income available for
 common shareholders -
 Diluted                       18,751     39,694       23,019      113,167
Funds from operations
 available for common
 shareholders - Basic          88,094     87,282      172,736      173,609
Funds from operations
 available for common
 shareholders - Diluted        92,710     93,479      181,898      185,979

Per Share:
Funds from operations
 available for common
 shareholders - Basic       $    0.60  $    0.64  $      1.18  $      1.27
Funds from operations
 available for common
 shareholders - Diluted     $    0.60  $    0.63  $      1.17  $      1.26
Net income available for
 common shareholders -
 Basic                      $    0.12  $    0.27  $      0.15  $      0.77
Net income available for
 common shareholders -
 Diluted                    $    0.12  $    0.27  $      0.15  $      0.76
Dividend payout ratio of
 funds from operations           80.8%      76.2%        82.5%        75.8%
Weighted average shares
 outstanding
   Basic - Net income and
    Funds From Operations     146,741    136,921      146,536      136,873
   Diluted - Net income and
    Funds From Operations     155,064    148,129      154,894      148,170


                            ---------  ---------  -----------  -----------
                                                    June 30,   December 31,
Balance Sheet Data                                    2008         2007
                            ---------  ---------  -----------  -----------

Net real estate investments                       $ 6,237,870  $ 6,101,332
Total assets                                        7,833,069    7,661,981
Total debt                                          4,346,822    4,316,460
Shareholders' equity                                2,935,021    2,750,033
Common shares outstanding
 at end of period                                     146,869      146,175






          Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations
                  (in thousands, except per share data)



                                        Three Months Ended
                                             June 30,
                                            (Unaudited)
                        --------------------------------------------------
                                  2008                      2007
                        ------------------------- -------------------------
                                    Wtd.                      Wtd.
                                    Avg.    Per               Avg.    Per
                          Amount   Shares  Share    Amount   Shares  Share
                        ---------  ------- ------ ---------  ------- ------
 Net Income Available
  for Common Shares     $  17,797  146,741 $ 0.12 $  37,076  136,921 $ 0.27
 Add back:
   Minority interest
    in earnings of
    unitholders               954    7,684            2,618    9,782
   Other common stock
    equivalents                        639                     1,426
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Diluted Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares         $  18,751  155,064 $ 0.12 $  39,694  148,129 $ 0.27
                        =========  ======= ====== =========  ======= ======

 Reconciliation to
  Funds From Operations
  ("FFO")
 Net Income Available
  for Common Shares     $  17,797  146,741 $ 0.12 $  37,076  136,921 $ 0.27
 Adjustments:
   Depreciation and
    Amortization           76,575                    68,407
   Company Share of
    Joint Venture
    Depreciation
    and amortization        7,391                     5,610
   Earnings from
    depreciable
    property
    sales-wholly owned     (9,531)                  (20,361)
   Earnings from
    depreciable
    property sales-JV        (476)                      129
   Minority interest
    share of
    adjustments            (3,662)                   (3,579)
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Basic Funds From
  Operations               88,094  146,741 $ 0.60    87,282  136,921 $ 0.64
   Minority interest
    in earnings of
    unitholders               954    7,684            2,618    9,782
   Minority interest
    share of
    adjustments             3,662                     3,579
   Other common stock
    equivalents                        639                     1,426
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Diluted Funds From
  Operations            $  92,710  155,064 $ 0.60 $  93,479  148,129 $ 0.63
                        =========  ======= ====== =========  ======= ======



                                          Six Months Ended
                                              June 30,
                                            (Unaudited)
                        --------------------------------------------------
                                  2008                      2007
                        ------------------------- -------------------------
                                     Wtd.                      Wtd.
                                     Avg.    Per               Avg.    Per
                           Amount   Shares  Share    Amount   Shares  Share
                        ---------  ------- ------ ---------  ------- ------
 Net Income Available
  for Common Shares     $  21,845  146,536 $ 0.15 $ 105,639  136,873 $ 0.77
 Add back:
   Minority interest
    in earnings of
    unitholders             1,174    7,771            7,528    9,755
   Other common stock
    equivalents                        587                     1,542
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Diluted Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares         $  23,019  154,894 $ 0.15 $ 113,167  148,170 $ 0.76
                        =========  ======= ====== =========  ======= ======

 Reconciliation to
  Funds From Operations
  ("FFO")
 Net Income Available
  for Common Shares     $  21,845  146,536 $ 0.15 $ 105,639  136,873 $ 0.77
 Adjustments:
   Depreciation and
    Amortization          155,696                   136,146
   Company Share of
    Joint Venture
    Depreciation
    and amortization       14,319                    10,578
   Earnings from
    depreciable
    property
    sales-wholly owned    (10,641)                  (72,081)
   Earnings from
    depreciable
    property
    sales-share of
    joint venture            (495)                   (1,831)
   Minority interest
    share of
    adjustments            (7,988)                   (4,842)
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Basic Funds From
  Operations              172,736  146,536 $ 1.18   173,609  136,873 $ 1.27
   Minority interest
    in earnings of
    unitholders             1,174    7,771            7,528    9,755
   Minority interest
    share of
    adjustments             7,988                     4,842
   Other common stock
    equivalents                        587                     1,542
                        ---------  -------        ---------  -------
 Diluted Funds From
  Operations            $ 181,898  154,894 $ 1.17 $ 185,979  148,170 $ 1.26
                        =========  ======= ====== =========  ======= ======

Contact Information: Investor Relations Contacts: Shona L. Bedwell 317.808.6169 Randy A. Henry 317.808.6060 News Media Contact: Joel Reuter 317.808.6137

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