Duke Realty Corporation Announces Offering of $300 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes

Duke Realty Corporation DRE, a leading industrial, office and medical office REIT, announced today that its operating partnership, Duke Realty Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), has priced an underwritten public offering of $300 million of 4.375% senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2022. The notes were priced at 99.271% of their face amount to yield 4.466% to maturity. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness with near-term maturities, including all or a portion of outstanding borrowings under the Operating Partnership's existing revolving credit facility, and for other general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close on June 11, 2012.