On January 30, 2019, the Board of Directors of Duke Realty Corporation increased the size of the Board from thirteen members to fourteen members and, upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr. Warren M. Thompson, the President and Chairman of Thompson Hospitality, to the Board. Mr. Thompson will serve as a member of the Board until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until his resignation or sooner removal and otherwise until his successor is elected and qualified. On January 30, 2019, the Board also determined that Mr. Thompson meets the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange, the Company's Corporate Governance Committee charter, and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Company expects that the Board will appoint Mr. Thompson to a Board committee at a future meeting.