Duke Realty Corporation Announces Third Quarter Earnings


INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - October 29, 2008) - Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE) today reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Funds from Operations available to common shareholders (diluted) (FFO) were $0.66 per share for the quarter, compared with $0.68 per share for the same quarter of 2007. The variance is primarily the result of higher lease termination fees in the third quarter of 2007, which affected FFO from net property operations.

Net income available to common shareholders (diluted) (EPS) was $0.09 per share for the third quarter of 2008, compared with $0.39 for the same quarter of 2007. The difference in EPS arises mainly from higher gains on sale of property during the third quarter of last year.

Earnings Remain Stable, Capital Grows during Quarter

"Despite a challenging economic environment, we are pleased with our results for the quarter. Our occupancy continued to improve and we were able to raise capital through dispositions from our built for sale portfolio," said Denny Oklak, chairman and chief executive officer. During the quarter, four properties were contributed to the joint venture between Duke and CBRE Realty Trust formed in May 2008. These properties, along with a building contributed to the joint venture in the second quarter, resulted in $165 million in new capital for the company. An additional $71 million in capital was generated through dispositions of other office and industrial properties during the quarter.

"Our top priority in these uncertain economic times is to increase liquidity and further strengthen our balance sheet to provide maximum flexibility," Mr. Oklak added. "We have virtually halted new development commitments until economic conditions improve."

Earnings Guidance

"We expect our FFO per share for the fourth quarter of 2008 to be between $0.62 and $0.72 per share, which would result in FFO per share for the year of $2.45 to $2.55 per share," Mr. Oklak said.

Due to uncertainties in the capital markets, the company is not providing guidance on FFO per share for 2009 at this time. Guidance for 2009 is expected to be provided no later than the fourth quarter earnings conference call on January 29, 2009.

Occupancy and New Investment Activity

Occupancy of the company's stabilized, in-service portfolio increased to 93.8 percent from 93.1 percent at June 30, 2008. "Customer relationships are even more important during uncertain economic times," said Robert M. Chapman, chief operating officer. "We are encouraged by the improvement in occupancy, and by tenant retention of 74 percent during the quarter."

Through acquisitions and development, Duke added $163 million in new properties to its portfolio, including two fully leased industrial buildings totaling 658,000 square feet near the Port of Savannah, Georgia, the nation's fourth largest seaport. New healthcare developments included medical office buildings in suburban Dallas and in Lafayette, Indiana totaling over 200,000 square feet.

Dividends Declared

The company's Board of Directors declared its quarterly common stock dividend of $0.485 per share, or $1.94 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable on November 29, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 14, 2008.

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

                   Quarterly
            NYSE    Amount/
 Class     Symbol    Share      Record Date        Payment Date
--------   ------  ---------  -----------------  -----------------
Series J   DREPRJ  $ .414063  November 14, 2008  November 28, 2008
Series K   DREPRK  $ .406250  November 14, 2008  November 28, 2008
Series L   DREPRL  $ .412500  November 14, 2008  November 28, 2008
Series M   DREPRM  $ .434375  December 17, 2008  December 31, 2008
Series N   DREPRN  $ .453125  December 17, 2008  December 31, 2008
Series O   DREPRO  $ .523438  December 17, 2008  December 31, 2008

Third Quarter Operating Statistics

--  At the end of the third quarter, the company's 691 stabilized in-
    service held-for-rental properties, totaling 114.3 million square feet,
    were 93.8 percent leased compared to 93.1 percent at June 30, 2008.
    
--  Same property net operating income increased 4.5 percent for the three
    months ended September 30, 2008.
    
--  The company renewed 74 percent of all leases expiring in the third
    quarter, for a total of 1.9 million square feet, with average net effective
    rent increases of 4.0 percent.
    
--  The company owns 33 recently completed held-for-rental properties,
    with a total of 9.8 million square feet that are 34.1 percent leased.  The
    company has 10 held-for-rental properties under development, with a total
    of 1.8 million square feet that are 32.9 percent pre-leased.
    

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, October 30 at 3:00 p.m. New York time to discuss its third quarter operating results. All investors are invited to listen to this call, which can be heard through the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site.

When used in this news 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, and healthcare real estate. It is the largest publicly traded, vertically integrated office/industrial real estate company in the United States. Duke owns, manages, or has under development more than 144 million rentable square feet in 24 major U.S. cities. The company controls more than 7,100 acres of land for more than 107 million square feet of future development, including nationwide real estate solutions through its national development division. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

                           Financial Highlights
                  (in thousands, except per share data)


                                ====================  ====================
                                 Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                ====================  ====================
Operating Results                 2008       2007       2008       2007
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Revenues from continuing
 operations                     $ 245,935  $ 227,114  $ 725,957  $ 673,398
Earnings from rental operations    15,584     20,801     57,188     72,115
Earnings from service
 operations                        21,738      7,301     36,541     26,253
Net income available for common
 shareholders - Basic              13,054     53,387     34,899    159,026
Net income available for common
 shareholders - Diluted            13,741     56,960     36,760    170,127
Funds from operations available
 for common shareholders -
 Basic                             97,102     93,673    269,838    267,282
Funds from operations available
 for common shareholders -
 Diluted                          102,152     99,943    284,050    285,922

Per Share:
Funds from operations available
 for common shareholders -
 Basic                          $    0.66  $    0.68  $    1.84  $    1.95
Funds from operations available
 for common shareholders -
 Diluted                        $    0.66  $    0.68  $    1.83  $    1.93
Net income available for common
 shareholders - Basic           $    0.09  $    0.39  $    0.24  $    1.16
Net income available for common
 shareholders - Diluted         $    0.09  $    0.39  $    0.24  $    1.15
Dividend payout ratio of funds
 from operations                     73.5%      70.6%      79.2%      74.4%
Weighted average shares
 outstanding
        Basic - Net income and
         Funds From Operations    146,966    137,576    146,680    137,110
        Diluted- Net income and
         Funds From Operations    155,344    147,651    155,105    147,986


                                =========  =========  =========  =========
                                                      September  December
                                                         30,        31,
Balance Sheet Data                                      2008       2007
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Net real estate investments                          $6,221,273 $6,101,332
Total assets                                          7,842,864  7,661,981
Total debt                                            4,399,743  4,316,460
Shareholders' equity                                  2,885,430  2,750,033
Common shares outstanding at
 end of period                                          147,110    146,175




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



                                     Three Months Ended
                                        September 30,
                                        (Unaudited)
                  ========================================================
                              2008                         2007
                  ===========================  ===========================
                               Wtd.                         Wtd.
                               Avg.      Per                Avg.      Per
                    Amount     Shares   Share    Amount     Shares   Share
                  ---------  ---------- ------ ---------  ---------- ------
 Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  13,054     146,966 $ 0.09 $  53,387     137,576 $ 0.39
 Add back:
     Minority
      interest in
      earnings of
      unitholders       687       7,638            3,573       9,176
     Other
      potentially
      dilutive
      shares                        740                          899
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Diluted Net
  Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  13,741     155,344 $ 0.09 $  56,960     147,651 $ 0.39
                  =========  ========== ====== =========  ========== ======

 Reconciliation
  to Funds From
  Operations
  ("FFO")
 Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  13,054     146,966 $ 0.09 $  53,387     137,576 $ 0.39
 Adjustments:
     Depreciation
      and
      Amortization   75,260                       72,076
     Company
      Share of
      Joint
      Venture
      Depreciation
       and
       amortization  14,450                       10,574
     Earnings
      from
      depreciable
      property
      sales-wholly
      owned          (1,299)                     (39,670)
     Earnings
      from
      depreciable
      property
      sales-JV            0                            3
     Minority
      interest
      share of
      adjustments    (4,363)                      (2,697)
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Basic Funds From
  Operations         97,102     146,966 $ 0.66    93,673     137,576 $ 0.68
     Minority
      interest in
      earnings of
      unitholders       687       7,638            3,573       9,176
     Minority
      interest
      share of
      adjustments     4,363                        2,697
     Other
      potentially
      dilutive
      shares                        740                          899
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Diluted Funds
  From Operations $ 102,152     155,344 $ 0.66 $  99,943     147,651 $ 0.68
                  =========  ========== ====== =========  ========== ======



                                     Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,
                                        (Unaudited)
                  ========================================================
                              2008                         2007
                  ===========================  ===========================
                               Wtd.                         Wtd.
                               Avg.      Per                Avg.      Per
                    Amount     Shares   Share    Amount     Shares   Share
                  ---------  ---------- ------ ---------  ---------- ------
 Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  34,899     146,680 $ 0.24 $ 159,026     137,110 $ 1.16
 Add back:
     Minority
      interest in
      earnings of
      unitholders     1,861       7,727           11,101       9,560
     Other
      potentially
      dilutive
      shares                        698                        1,316
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Diluted Net
  Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  36,760     155,105 $ 0.24 $ 170,127     147,986 $ 1.15
                  =========  ========== ====== =========  ========== ======

 Reconciliation
  to Funds From
  Operations
  ("FFO")
 Net Income
  Available for
  Common Shares   $  34,899     146,680 $ 0.24 $ 159,026     137,110 $ 1.16
 Adjustments:
     Depreciation
      and
      Amortization  230,956                      208,222
     Company
      Share of
      Joint
      Venture
      Depreciation
       and
       amortization  28,769                       21,152
     Earnings
      from
      depreciable
      property
      sales-wholly
      owned         (11,940)                    (111,751)
     Earnings
      from
      depreciable
      property
      sales-share
      of joint
      venture          (495)                      (1,828)
     Minority
      interest
      share of
      adjustments   (12,351)                      (7,539)
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Basic Funds From
  Operations        269,838     146,680 $ 1.84   267,282     137,110 $ 1.95
     Minority
      interest in
      earnings of
      unitholders     1,861       7,727           11,101       9,560
     Minority
      interest
      share of
      adjustments    12,351                        7,539
     Other
      potentially
      dilutive
      shares                        698                        1,316
                  ---------  ----------        ---------  ----------
 Diluted Funds
  From Operations $ 284,050     155,105 $ 1.83 $ 285,922     147,986 $ 1.93
                  =========  ========== ====== =========  ========== ======

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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