Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE: PKST) (“Peakstone” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating a high-quality, newer-vintage portfolio of predominantly single-tenant industrial and office properties, today announced the tax treatment of the Company’s 2023 distributions for its common shares as they will be reported on Form 1099-DIV.

⁽¹⁾ On March 10, 2023, the Company completed a one-for-nine reverse share split with respect to each class of its common shares, converting every nine shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of each class into one share of such class (the “Reverse Share Split”). On April 13, 2023, the Company’s common shares, other than Class E, were converted into Class E common shares and all Class E common shares became listed on the New York Stock Exchange as “common shares”. The information reported for distributions paid prior to the Reverse Share Split during January 2023 through February 2023 reflect the distribution amounts as declared and have not been adjusted for the Reverse Share Split.

The Company’s Forms 8937 (which include distribution and return of capital information) are available in the Investors section on Peakstone’s website: https://investors.pkst.com/investors/stock-info/Tax-Information/default.aspx.

Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisor as to their specific tax treatment of Peakstone’s distributions.

About Peakstone Realty Trust

Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE: PKST) is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a high-quality, newer-vintage portfolio of predominantly single-tenant industrial and office properties. These assets are generally leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term net lease agreements with contractual rent escalations and are situated in primarily high-growth, strategic coastal and sunbelt markets.

Additional information is available at www.pkst.com.

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