Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Tax Characteristics of Its 2009 Distributions

RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) announced today the tax characteristics of its 2009 distributions. 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 dividends.  The characteristics of the company's distributions are as follows:

          Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (CUSIP 105368203)

                      (Boxes 1a +
                          2a +3)     (Box 1a)     (Box 2a)      (Box 3)
                        -----------  --------     --------      -------
                          GROSS       TAXABLE       TOTAL     NONDIVIDEND
                          -----       -------       -----     -----------
    RECORD    PAYABLE DISTRIBUTION   ORDINARY   CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTION
    ------    ------- ------------   --------   ------------ ------------
                                                               (Return Of
     DATE      DATE     PER SHARE    DIVIDEND   DISTRIBUTION    Capital)
     ----      ----     ---------    --------   ------------  -----------
  1/6/2009   1/20/2009    $0.300000  $0.300000            $0            $0
  4/3/2009   4/17/2009    $0.100000  $0.100000            $0            $0
  7/3/2009   7/17/2009    $0.100000  $0.100000            $0            $0
  10/5/2009 10/19/2009    $0.100000  $0.100000            $0            $0

    Total                 $0.600000  $0.600000            $0            $0
     % of
     Total                    100.0%     100.0%          0.0%          0.0%





     7.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (CUSIP
                              105368401)

                         (Boxes 1a +
                            2a +3)    (Box 1a)     (Box 2a)       (Box 3)
                         -----------  --------     --------       -------
                            GROSS      TAXABLE       TOTAL     NONDIVIDEND
                            -----      -------       -----     -----------
    RECORD    PAYABLE   DISTRIBUTION  ORDINARY   CAPITAL GAIN  DISTRIBUTION
    ------    -------   ------------  --------   ------------  ------------
                                                                (Return Of
     DATE       DATE      PER SHARE   DIVIDEND   DISTRIBUTION     Capital)
     ----       ----      ---------   --------   ------------  -----------
  3/30/2009   4/15/2009    $0.468750  $0.468750            $0            $0
  6/30/2009   7/15/2009    $0.468750  $0.468750            $0            $0
  9/30/2009  10/15/2009    $0.468750  $0.468750            $0            $0
  12/30/2009  1/15/2010    $0.468750  $0.468750            $0            $0

    Total                  $1.875000  $1.875000            $0            $0
     % of
     Total                     100.0%     100.0%          0.0%          0.0%





    7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (CUSIP
                              105368500)

                         (Boxes 1a +
                            2a +3)    (Box 1a)     (Box 2a)      (Box 3)
                         -----------  --------     --------      -------
                            GROSS      TAXABLE       TOTAL     NONDIVIDEND
                            -----      -------       -----     -----------
    RECORD    PAYABLE   DISTRIBUTION  ORDINARY   CAPITAL GAIN  DISTRIBUTION
    ------    -------   ------------  --------   ------------  ------------
                                                                  (Return
                                                                    Of
     DATE       DATE      PER SHARE   DIVIDEND   DISTRIBUTION    Capital)
     ----       ----      ---------   --------   ------------    --------
  3/30/2009   4/15/2009    $0.460938  $0.460938            $0            $0
  6/30/2009   7/15/2009    $0.460938  $0.460938            $0            $0
  9/30/2009  10/15/2009    $0.460938  $0.460938            $0            $0
  12/30/2009  1/15/2010    $0.460938  $0.460938            $0            $0

    Total                  $1.843752  $1.843752            $0            $0
     % of
     Total                     100.0%     100.0%          0.0%          0.0%






A full tax report is available on our website at http://www.brandywinerealty.com/ - Investor Relations - 1099 Reporting.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States.  Organized as a real estate investment trust and operating in select markets, Brandywine owns, develops and manages a primarily Class A, suburban and urban office portfolio aggregating 34.9 million square feet, including 25.6 million square feet which it owns on a consolidated basis.  For more information, visit our website at http://www.brandywinerealty.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or transactions of the Company and its affiliates or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or transactions expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among others, the Company's ability to lease vacant space and to renew or relet space under expiring leases at expected levels, the potential loss of major tenants, interest rate levels, the availability and terms of debt and equity financing, competition with other real estate companies for tenants and acquisitions, risks of real estate acquisitions, dispositions and developments, including cost overruns and construction delays, unanticipated operating costs and the effects of general and local economic and real estate conditions.  Additional information or factors which could impact the Company and the forward-looking statements contained herein are included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events. 

DATASOURCE: Brandywine Realty Trust



CONTACT:  Investor/Press, Marge Boccuti, Manager, Investor Relations,

[phone], , or Howard M. Sipzner, EVP & CFO,

[phone], , both of Brandywine Realty Trust



Web Site:  http://www.brandywinerealty.com/ 

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