Behringer Harvard.

Behringer Harvard is pleased to announce that Michael A. Ernst has agreed to join the firm's management team. Ernst is slated to serve in the position of executive vice president (EVP)--finance of Harvard Property Trust, LLC. He also will serve as EVP--finance for both Behringer Advisors, LLC, which is the advisor for Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc., and HPT Management Services LP, the property manager for Behringer Harvard REIT I. Ernst was most recently EVP and chief financial officer (CFO) of UDR, Inc., a publicly traded. In this position, which he assumed in July 2006, Ernst oversaw the areas of corporate accounting, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury operations and SEC reporting for UDR. Prior to joining UDR, Ernst was EVP and CFO of Prentiss Properties Trust. After joining Prentiss in 1997 in the role of vice president and treasurer, he was promoted twice, first to senior vice president and CFO in 1999, and then to EVP and CFO in 2001. During his tenure at Prentiss, Ernst played a leadership role in the development of corporate strategy and corporate mergers and acquisitions, and he structured more than $3.5 billion in capital transactions. Before he joined Prentiss, Ernst was a senior vice president in the real estate finance group of NationsBank, which is now Bank of America.

* Thomas F. August is serving as the chief operating officer of Behringer Harvard REIT I, Inc. Scott Fordham also joined the firm in May 2008 to lead the accounting team for this REIT. August, Ernst and Fordham previously served together at Prentiss as the chief executive officer, CFO and chief accounting officer, respectively. Prentiss was subsequently acquired by a publicly traded REIT, Brandywine Realty Trust.