Easterly Government Properties Announces Tax Characteristics of Its 2025 Distributions

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) (the “Company” or “Easterly”), 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 and its adjacent partners, announced the tax characteristics of the 2025 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	Section 199A Dividend(2)
3/5/2025	3/17/2025	$0.6625(1)	$0.3455	$0.3170	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.3455
5/5/2025	5/17/2025	$0.4500	$0.2347	$0.2153	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.2347
8/13/2025	8/25/2025	$0.4500	$0.2347	$0.2153	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.2347
11/7/2025	11/20/2025	$0.4500	$0.2347	$0.2153	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.2347
	Totals:	$2.0125	$1.0496	$0.9629	$0.0000	$0.0000	$1.0496
Percent of Total:		100.00%	52.15%	47.85%	0.00%	0.00%

⁽¹⁾ Per share data has been adjusted to reflect a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split effective April 28, 2025.

⁽²⁾ The amounts are included in the Ordinary Taxable Dividend amounts.

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 to such agencies either directly or 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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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Cole Bardawill

Director of Investor Relations

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IR@easterlyreit.com

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