DCT Industrial Trust Inc.® Leases Redeveloped Property in Southern CaliforniaConsolidated Portfolio for Southern California: 99.3 Percent Leased

151,000-Square-Foot Lease Signed in Northern California

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DCT Industrial Trust Inc.^® (NYSE: DCT), a leading industrial real estate company, today announced it has fully leased a 193,000-square-foot building within the Inland Empire West submarket of Southern California. The building, located at 13780 Central Avenue in Chino, was purchased by DCT Industrial in January of 2011 as a significant value-add project and has undergone comprehensive redevelopment. The new tenant, Parker House Manufacturing Company, Inc., is a national wholesale furniture company. The company will make this newly-renovated building its headquarters, showroom and distribution center.

“They will use the space as its headquarters and as a distribution facility.”

“This project is a great example of DCT Industrial’s ability to identify and purchase assets with significant potential and efficiently manage the redevelopment process to deliver a great property in a submarket with limited vacancy,” said Dan Floriani, Vice President and Regional Director, DCT Industrial. “We are able to create significant value for shareholders by applying our expertise on redevelopment projects.”

DCT Industrial redeveloped several significant aspects of the building. Notable improvements include new store-front windows, refurbished office space, roof replacement, skylights, new drought-tolerant landscaping and a repainted interior and exterior.

DCT Industrial worked proactively with Parker House to execute a contract before construction was complete. The tenant will take occupancy in August 2011 with a five-year lease. Parker House Furniture is moving from another building in Ontario, outside of the DCT Industrial portfolio.

“Parker House Furniture is excited to move our corporate headquarters and distribution center to DCT Industrial’s building in Chino. The larger facility will allow us to grow our business and expand our product offerings in the U.S.,” said Chris Lupo, President, Parker House Manufacturing Company, Inc. “DCT Industrial saw our vision for growth and worked diligently to structure a deal to accommodate our future plans. The major renovations of the facility took this building from a manufacturing facility to a high-quality distribution headquarters.”

This lease brings DCT Industrial’s total consolidated portfolio for Southern California of 3.8 million square feet to 99.3 percent leased.

Parker House Manufacturing Company, Inc. was represented by Pierre DeLorenzo of NAI Capital. DCT Industrial was represented by Bill Heim, Eloy Covarrubias, Pat Bogan and Steve Coulter of Lee & Associates.

Additionally, in the East Bay submarket of Northern California, DCT Industrial signed a 151,000-square-foot lease with a private, third-party logistics and supply-chain management company.

“The tenant believes the DCT Industrial building is a great location for its business,” said Bud Pharris, Vice President and Regional Director, DCT Industrial. “They will use the space as its headquarters and as a distribution facility.”

Year-to-date, DCT Industrial has signed new leases totaling 307,000 square feet in Northern California, which brings the total consolidated portfolio in the market to 87.1 percent leased.

The tenant and DCT Industrial were both represented by Jay Hagglund of Cassidy Turley BT Commercial.

For leasing information on the DCT Industrial Southern California market, please contact Dan Floriani, at [phone] or [e-mail]. For leasing information on the DCT Industrial Northern California market, please contact Bud Pharris, at [phone] or [e-mail].

About DCT Industrial Trust Inc.^®

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading industrial real estate company that owns, operates and develops high-quality bulk distribution and light industrial properties in high-volume distribution markets in the U.S. and Mexico. As of March 31, 2011, the Company owned interests in, managed or had under development approximately 77.3 million square feet of properties leased to more than 840 customers, including 14.6 million square feet managed on behalf of three institutional joint venture partners. Additional information is available at www.dctindustrial.com.