Pacific Office Properties States Policy is Not to Comment on Unusual Market Activity

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a real estate investment trust owning interests in 45 office buildings primarily in Hawaii and California, reported today that in view of the unusual market activity in its common stock, the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) has contacted the Company in accordance with the Exchange’s usual practice. The Company stated that its policy is not to comment on unusual market activity.

About Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc.

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (www.pacificofficeproperties.com) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns and operates primarily institutional-quality office properties principally in selected long-term growth markets in southern California and Hawaii. The Company’s strategy is to acquire, often in partnership with institutional co-investors, value-added office buildings whose potential can be maximized through improvements, repositioning and superior leasing and management.