RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced today that it has signed 1,052,304 square feet of new and renewal leases during the fourth quarter of 2011, including 137,533 square feet of leasing activity which commenced prior to December 31, 2011.

"We are very pleased with our fourth quarter activity and more importantly with our leasing velocity for the entire year," stated Gerard H. Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust. "In a challenging economic environment, our total 2011 leasing activity is approximately 4.5 million square feet, surpassing 2010's 4.2 million square feet."


    Region               SF Signed & SF Signed in 4Q 2011 with Future Commencement
                                                         Dates                    Total SF
                           Commenced                                                 Signed
                         During 4Q '11
    ---                  -------------
           1Q
           2012 2Q 2012             3Q 2012      4Q 2012            After 2012
           ---- -------             -------      -------            ----------
    PA              49,530    182,084     66,173  -            6,104     34,637   338,528
    ---             ------    -------     ------ ---           -----     ------   -------
    PHL
     CBD            19,407     65,799          -       52,230      -    136,059   273,495
    ---             ------     ------        ---       ------    ---    -------   -------
    NJ/
     DE             32,694     94,708     39,243            -  3,080          -   169,725
    ---             ------     ------     ------          ---  -----        ---   -------
    RCH             22,055     53,315     45,943       19,557 14,074          -   154,944
    ---             ------     ------     ------       ------ ------        ---   -------
    DC               8,156      2,647      2,572       31,173      -     25,156    69,704
    ---              -----      -----      -----       ------    ---     ------    ------
    Austin           3,020      5,343     12,795        5,426      -        610    27,194
    ------           -----      -----     ------        -----    ---        ---    ------
    CA               2,671     16,043          -            -      -          -    18,714
    ---              -----     ------        ---          ---    ---        ---    ------
    Total          137,533    419,939    166,726      108,386 23,258    196,462 1,052,304
    -----          -------    -------    -------      ------- ------    ------- ---------

            Lease Type                        SF Signed &                     SF Signed in 4Q 2011 with Future
                                                                                   Commencement Dates              Total SF
                                               Commenced                                                               Signed
                                             During 4Q '11
    ---                                      -------------
              1Q 2012               2Q 2012             3Q 2012         4Q 2012        After 2012
              -------               -------             -------         -------        ----------
    New                                 88,894    337,387    121,018    31,173            -             146,579    725,051
    ---                                 ------    -------    -------    ------           ---            -------    -------
    Renewal                             48,639     82,552     45,708    77,213                23,258     49,883    327,253
    -------                             ------     ------     ------    ------                ------     ------    -------

Our fourth quarter leasing activity includes the following transactions:

Pennsylvania (338,528 SF)

Major leases include:


    --  Executive Health Resources, Inc. signed a 46,032 square foot expansion
        lease at 52 E. Swedesford Square, Malvern, PA
    --  Education Management Solutions, Inc. signed a 37,260 square foot lease
        and relocated to 436 Creamery Way, Exton, PA
    --  The Hartford signed a 34,122 square foot lease at Five Radnor Corporate
        Center, Radnor, PA
    --  HTH Worldwide renewed a 16,952 square foot lease and signed a 6,411
        square foot expansion lease at One Radnor Corporate Center, Radnor, PA
    --  Keane signed a 23,358 square foot lease at Freedom Business Center -
        640, King of Prussia, PA
    --  Maxwell Systems renewed a 16,016 square foot lease and signed a 3,400
        square foot expansion lease at Maschellmac I, King of Prussia, PA
    --  1&1 Internet, Inc. signed an 11,803 square foot lease at 300 Berwyn
        Park, Berwyn, PA

Philadelphia CBD (273,495 SF)

Major leases include:


    --  Reed Smith signed a 115,000 square foot lease at Three Logan Square,
        Philadelphia, PA (as previously announced on December 8, 2011)
    --  Regus signed a 19,407 square foot lease at Two Logan Square,
        Philadelphia, PA
    --  JAMS renewed a 7,168 square foot lease and signed a 4,875 square foot
        expansion lease at Three Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA

New Jersey / Delaware (169,725 SF)

Major leases include:


    --  Cooper renewed a 24,251 square foot lease and signed a 20,457 square
        foot health care expansion lease at Main Street, Voorhees, NJ
    --  VERUS Claims Services signed a 15,033 square foot lease at Princeton
        Pike Corporate Center #5, Lawrenceville, NJ
    --  New York Life signed a 13,975 square foot lease at Atrium I, Mount
        Laurel, NJ

Richmond, Virginia (154,944 SF)

Major leases include:


    --  An undisclosed tenant signed a 19,425 square foot lease at Arboretum
        VII, Richmond, VA
    --  Republic National Distributing Company renewed a 3,766 square foot lease
        and signed a 9,934 square foot expansion lease at Dabney X, Richmond, VA
    --  Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, PC renewed a 10,456 square foot
        lease at Boulders VI, Richmond, VA

Metro DC (69,704 SF)

Major leases include:


    --  Rees Broome signed a 31,173 square foot lease at Plaza 1900, Vienna, VA
    --  BAE/Detica signed a 17,078 square foot lease at 1676 International
        Drive, McLean, VA
    --  Fujitsu renewed an 8,078 square foot lease and signed a 3,505 square
        foot expansion lease at 3141 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA

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, manages and has ownership interests in a primarily Class A, suburban and urban office portfolio comprising 306 properties and 34.9 million square feet, including 232 properties and 25.3 million square feet owned on a consolidated basis and 52 properties and 6.5 million square feet in 18 unconsolidated real estate ventures. For more information, please visit 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, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

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