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Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Earnings.


PLYMOUTH Plymouth, city, England
Plymouth, city (1991 pop. 238,583) and district, Devon, SW England, on Plymouth Sound. The three towns that Plymouth has comprised since 1914 are Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport.
 MEETING, Pa. -- Brandywine Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is a real estate development trust (REIT) in the United States that buys, sells, leases and manages approximately 225 commercial properties, no more than 25 industrial parcels of land, mixed-use property, and over 200 acres of undeveloped  (NYSE NYSE

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) announced today that diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 (EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. ) was $0.11 for the fourth quarter of 2004, a decrease of $0.35 per share as compared to $0.46 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income was $8.5 million for the fourth quarter, a decrease of $33.3 million, as compared to $41.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2003. The decrease in net income in the fourth quarter of 2004 as compared to the similar period in 2003 was primarily attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to $26.4 million of aggregate net gains on the sale of interests in real estate and disposition Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of  of discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
 in 2003 as compared to $0.5 million in 2004.

Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 EPS was $1.15 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2004, a decrease of $0.28 per share as compared to $1.43 per share for the year ended December 31, 2003. Net income was $60.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, a decrease of $26.4 million, as compared to $86.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. The decrease in net income was primarily the result of $30.2 million of aggregate net gains on the sale of interests in real estate and disposition of discontinued operations in 2003 as compared to $6.1 million in 2004.

Diluted funds from operations Funds From Operations (FFO)

Used by real estate and other investment trusts to define the cash flow from trust operations; earnings with depreciation and amortization added back.
 (FFO FFO

See: Funds from operations
) was $38.9 million or $0.68 per share for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to $34.6 million or $0.69 per share for the fourth quarter of 2003. FFO for the fourth quarter of 2004 excludes a $3.0 million or $0.05 per share write-off Write-Off

A reduction in the value of an asset or earnings by the amount of an expense or loss. Companies are able to write off certain expenses that are required to run the business, or have been incurred in the operation of the business and detract from retained revenues.
 of deferred financing costs associated with the Company's repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 of its 2007 and 2008 unsecured Unsecured

A loan or equity interest that is given without any guarantee of payment, performance, satisfaction or opportunity for return from the recipient. No property, interest or security is used as collateral in either a guarantee or a pledge.
 term loans. This charge was previously disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
 in the Company's 2004 financial outlook included in its press release dated November November: see month.  4, 2004. FFO for the fourth quarter of 2003 excludes a charge of $20.6 million associated with the redemption The liberation of an estate in real property from a mortgage.

Redemption is the process by which land that has been mortgaged or pledged is bought back or reclaimed. It is accomplished through a payment of the debt owed or a fulfillment of the other conditions.
 of the Series B preferred shares Preferred shares

Preferred shares give investors a fixed dividend from the company's earnings and entitle them to be paid before common shareholders. See: Preferred stock.
.
Quarters ended December 31
                                          ----------------------------
                                                2004          2003
                                          -------------- -------------

FFO per share, as adjusted                        $0.68         $0.69

   Write-off of deferred financing fees on
   2007 and 2008 term loans                       (0.05)            -

   Series B preferred share
   redemption charge                                  -         (0.41)
                                          -------------- -------------
FFO per share including these items               $0.63         $0.28
                                          ============== =============


FFO for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $133.9 million or $2.61 per share as compared to $130.4 million or $2.70 per share in 2003. FFO for 2004 excludes a gain of $4.5 million related to the Series B preferred unit redemption in February February: see month.  2004 and a $3.0 million write-off of deferred financing costs in the fourth quarter of 2004. FFO for 2003 excludes a charge of $20.6 million related to the redemption of the Series B preferred shares in December 2003.
Years ended December 31
                                          ----------------------------
                                                2004          2003
                                          -------------- -------------

FFO per share, as adjusted                        $2.61         $2.70

   Series B preferred unit redemption
   gain                                            0.08             -

   Write-off of deferred financing fees
   on 2007 and 2008 term loans                    (0.05)            -

   Series B preferred share redemption
   charge                                             -         (0.42)
                                          -------------- -------------
FFO per share including these items               $2.64         $2.28
                                          ============== =============


FFO represents a non-generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
) financial measure. A table reconciling FFO to net income, the GAAP measure that the Company believes to be most directly comparable, is within the consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 included in this release.

Brandywine Bran·dy·wine  

A creek of southeast Pennsylvania and northern Delaware. It was the site of a major defeat of the Continental Army on September 11, 1777, thus allowing British troops to enter Philadelphia on September 27.
 President and Chief Executive Officer, Gerard Gerard is a male forename of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. The name derives from Old Germanic 'ger' ('spear') and 'hard' ('hard/strong/brave'). Its meaning is 'strong/brave with the spear'.  H. Sweeney Sweeney

in poems by T. S. Eliot, symbolizes the sensual, brutal, and materialistic 20th-century man. [Br. Poetry, Benét, 978]

See : Virility
, commented, "Our recent leasing activity continues to point to slowly improving conditions in our core markets. In 2004 we achieved positive absorption absorption [Lat.,=sucking from], taking of molecules of one substance directly into another substance. It is contrasted with adsorption, in which the molecules adhere only to the surface of the second substance. , reduced our capital costs by 18% as compared to the prior year, made significant strides in our strategic plan and positioned the Company for strong growth in 2006 and beyond. We enter 2005 focused on realizing the internal growth inherent in our core portfolio and capitalizing on the financial capacity to opportunistically seize seize
v.
To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions.
 strategic external growth opportunities."

Brandywine Realty Trust Summary Portfolio Performance

--The 2004 payout ratio Payout Ratio

The percentage of earnings paid out in dividends. It is calculated by dividing dividends per share by earnings per share.

Notes:
The payout ratio indicates how well earnings support the dividend payments: the lower the ratio, the more secure the dividend.
 of FFO was 64.9% for the fourth quarter and 67.5% for the full year

--In 2004 rental RENTAL. A roll or list of the rents of an estate containing the description of the lands let, the names of the tenants, and other particulars connected with such estate. This is the same as rent roll, from which it is said to be corrupted.  rate growth on new leases computed on a straight-line straight-line
adj.
1. Lying in a straight line.

2. Relating to a device whose linkage produces or copies motion in straight lines.

3.
 basis declined 11.7% for the fourth quarter and 5.0% for the full year

--In 2004 rental rate growth on renewals computed on a straight-line basis declined 2.1% for the fourth quarter and 2.8% for the full year

--The 2004 retention rate was 85.5% for the fourth quarter and 79.2% for the full year

--The Portfolio was 91.8% occupied oc·cu·py  
tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies
1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in.

3.
 and 92.7% leased as of December 31, 2004

--In the fourth quarter leases expired ex·pire  
v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires

v.intr.
1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.

2.
 or were terminated ter·mi·nate  
v. ter·mi·nat·ed, ter·mi·nat·ing, ter·mi·nates

v.tr.
1. To bring to an end or halt:
 for approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 1,026,000 square feet, leases were renewed re·new  
v. re·newed, re·new·ing, re·news

v.tr.
1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.

2.
 for approximately 877,000 square feet and new leases were signed for approximately 458,000 square feet

--In 2004, leases expired or were terminated for approximately 4,258,000 square feet, leases were renewed for approximately 3,374,000 square feet and new leases were signed for approximately 1,000,000 square feet

Distributions

On December 21, 2004, the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors.  declared de·clare  
v. de·clared, de·clar·ing, de·clares

v.tr.
1. To make known formally or officially. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

3.
 a regular quarterly dividend distribution of $0.44 per common share that was paid January January: see month.  17, 2005 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2004. The Company also declared its dividend for the fourth quarter of $0.46875 per 7.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Redeemable

Eligible for redemption under the terms of an indenture.
 Preferred Share and $0.46094 per 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share that was paid on January 17, 2005 to holders of record of the Series C and Series D Preferred Shares as of December 31, 2004.

Significant Transactions

On October October: see month.  22, 2004, the Company's operating partnership completed a public offering of $275 million, 4.50% senior unsecured notes due November 1, 2009 and $250 million, 5.40% unsecured notes due November 1, 2014. The notes were rated Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service Moody's Investors Service

A leading global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm.


Moody's Investors Service

A leading firm engaged in credit rating, risk analysis, and research of fixed-income securities and their issuers.
 and BBB- by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings

An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris.
. Net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
 from the offering were used to repay outstanding indebtedness INDEBTEDNESS. The state, of being in debt, without regard to the ability or inability of the party to pay the same. See 1 Story, Eq. 343; 2 Hill. Ab. 421.
     2.
.

On November 18, 2004, the holder of our 7.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares converted such shares into an aggregate of 1,339,286 of our common shares. The Company no longer has any convertible preferred shares or convertible preferred units in its capital structure.

On December 16, 2004, the Company's operating partnership sold $113 million, 4.34% unsecured notes due December 14, 2008. The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding indebtedness.

Leasing Update for the Radnor Radnor may refer to:
  • Radnor Lake State Park in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
  • Radnor High School
  • Radnorshire, Wales
  • New Radnor
  • Radnor TWP, Ohio
 Portfolio and Cira Centre Cira Centre is a 28-story office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania clad in reflective glass with a steel structure designed by César Pelli with Bower Lewis Thrower Architects as the local architects. Ground was broken in 2004 and the building was officially opened in 2005.

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2004, the Company had the following leasing activity at the assets located in Radnor, PA acquired in connection with the acquisition of the Rubenstein Rubenstein may refer to:
  • Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer
  • Ariel Rubinstein, economist who works on game theory
  • Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist
  • Atoosa Rubenstein, journalist and editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine
 portfolio and at Cira Centre, the Company's 29-story development project located in University City, Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities
Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C.
.

Cira Centre: We continue to attract businesses that desire to re-locate into the City of Philadelphia. We are in advanced stages of lease negotiation or under letter of intent with six such tenants. Based on this activity we expect Cira Noun 1. CIRA - a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
Continuity Army Council, Continuity Irish Republican Army
 to be 75% pre-leased by March 31, 2005.

Radnor Financial Center: We have executed leases totaling 97,600 square feet subsequent to September September: see month.  30, 2004. In the fourth quarter we signed 15,600 square feet of new leases with tenants who took occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 in 2004 and we signed new leases for 69,400 square feet with occupancy expected to take place in the first quarter of 2005. In January of 2005 we signed new leases totaling 12,600 square feet with occupancy expected to take place by the second quarter of 2005.

Radnor Corporate Center: We have executed renewals totaling 213,800 square feet subsequent to September 30, 2004. Transactions totaling 122,500 square feet were completed by December 31, 2004 and we completed an additional 91,300 square feet of renewals in January of 2005.

2005 Financial Outlook

The Company's 2005 financial outlook continues to be predicated upon the following key and variable assumptions:

--The same-store portfolio (which represents approximately 79% of total square footage and 77% of projected 2005 net operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
) to achieve the following percentage changes from 2004 results:

--GAAP rents and reimbursements (not including termination fees termination fee

The one-time charge for terminating or transferring an individual retirement account. If a financial institution charges a termination fee, the fee must be spelled out in the original agreement that is signed when the account is opened.
) to decline 0.50% to 1.50%

--Net operating income to range from unchanged to a decline of 2.0%

--Average occupancy to range from an increase of 0.50% to a decrease of 0.50%

--The completion of all development projects in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh.
 with the estimates identified in our supplemental disclosure as of December 31, 2004.

--While targeted acquisitions are a component of the Company's 2005 strategy, there are no acquisitions factored into the 2005 financial outlook.

In January 2005, we received a termination fee relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 space leased to a tenant in our Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York  West region. This transaction will positively effect our full year 2005 expectations by approximately $0.05 per share and was not factored into our previous estimates.

Based on these key assumptions, we have updated our guidance from our November 4, 2004 press release and expect our full year 2005 EPS to be $0.41 to $0.48 and FFO per share to be $2.48 to $2.55. We expect first quarter 2005 FFO per share to be $0.63 to $0.64 and EPS to be $0.11 to $0.12. These estimates may be positively or negatively impacted primarily by the timing and terms of property leases, and actual operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 and interest rates as compared to our forecast.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


Estimates of future earnings per share and FFO per share and certain other statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  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 to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or transactions expressed or implied Inferred from circumstances; known indirectly.

In its legal application, the term implied is used in contrast with express, where the intention regarding the subject matter is explicitly and directly indicated.
 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 ex·pire  
v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires

v.intr.
1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.

2.
 leases at expected levels, competition with other real estate companies for tenants, the potential loss or bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most  of major tenants, interest rate levels, the availability of debt and equity financing Equity Financing

The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation.
, competition for real estate acquisitions and risks of acquisitions, dispositions and developments, including the cost of construction delays and cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
, unanticipated operating and capital costs, the Company's ability to obtain adequate insurance, including coverage for terrorist acts, dependence upon certain geographic geographic /geo·graph·ic/ (je?o-graf´ik) in pathology, of or referring to a pattern that is well demarcated, resembling outlines on a map.

geographic

pertaining to geography.
 markets, and general and local economic and real estate conditions, including the extent and duration of adverse changes that affect the industries in which the Company's tenants compete.

Additional information on 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 the Company's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue un·true  
adj. un·tru·er, un·tru·est
1. Contrary to fact; false.

2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact.

3. Disloyal; unfaithful.
 because of subsequent events.

Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures

Funds from Operations (FFO)

FFO is a widely recognized measure of REIT REIT

See: Real Estate Investment Trust


REIT

See real estate investment trust (REIT).
 performance. Although FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure, the Company believes that information regarding FFO is helpful to shareholders and potential investors. The Company computes FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT NAREIT National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute To perform mathematical operations or general computer processing. For an explanation of "The 3 C's," or how the computer processes data, see computer.  FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed.  the NAREIT definition differently than the Company. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) before minority interest of unit holders (preferred and common) and excluding gains (losses) on sales of depreciable depreciable

Of, relating to, or being a long-term tangible asset that is subject to depreciation.
 operating property and extraordinary items (computed in accordance with GAAP); plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustment for unconsolidated joint ventures. The GAAP measure that the Company believes to be most directly comparable to FFO, net income, includes depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses on property sales and minority interest. In computing computing - computer  FFO, the Company eliminates substantially all of these items because, in the Company's view, they are not indicative indicative: see mood.  of the results from the Company's property operations. To facilitate a clear understanding of the Company's historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy
conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
 with net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as presented in the financial statements included elsewhere in this release. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of the Company's financial performance or to be an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company's liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available for the Company's cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions to shareholders.

Cash Available for Distribution (CAD CAD: see computer-aided design.


(Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software.
)

Cash available for distribution, CAD, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not intended to represent cash flow for the period and is not indicative of cash flow provided by operating activities as determined under GAAP. CAD is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure with respect to liquidity because the Company believes it provides useful information regarding the Company's ability to fund its dividends. Because all companies do not calculate CAD the same way, the presentation of CAD may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Fourth Quarter Earnings Call and Supplemental Information Package

Brandywine President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Gerard H. Sweeney, will be hosting a conference call on Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

Friday

young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]

See : Servant
, February 25, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

EST
abbr.
electroshock therapy
. Call 1-888-889-5602. After the conference, a taped replay of the call can be accessed 24 hours a day through Friday, March 4, 2005 by calling 1-877-519-4471 - access code 5599770. In addition, the conference call can be accessed via a webcast located on the Company's website @ brandywinerealty.com.

The Company has prepared a Supplemental Information package that includes financial results and operational statistics to support the announcement of fourth quarter earnings. The Supplemental Information package is available through the Company's website @ brandywinerealty.com.

The Supplemental Information package can be found in the "Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 - Financial Reports" section of the web page.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust, with headquarters in Plymouth Meeting, PA and regional offices in Mt. Laurel Laurel, cities, United States
Laurel.

1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870.
, NJ, Philadelphia, PA and Richmond Richmond, cities, United States
Richmond.

1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905.
, VA, is one of the Mid-Atlantic Adj. 1. mid-Atlantic - of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states"
middle Atlantic
 region's largest full service real estate companies. Brandywine owns, manages or has an ownership interest in 292 office and industrial properties, aggregating 23.7 million square feet.

For more information, visit Brandywine's website at www.brandywinerealty.com.

Note: 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 operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  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. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
   (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share information)

                                                     December 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                   2004        2003
                                               ----------- -----------
                    ASSETS
Real estate investments:
   Operating properties                        $2,483,134  $1,869,744
   Accumulated depreciation                      (325,802)   (268,091)
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                2,157,332   1,601,653
   Construction-in-progress                       145,016      29,787
   Land held for development                       61,517      63,915
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                2,363,865   1,695,355

Cash and cash equivalents                          15,346       8,552
Escrowed cash                                      17,980      14,388
Accounts receivable, net                           11,999       5,206
Accrued rent receivable                            32,641      26,652
Investment in marketable securities                   423      12,052
Assets held for sale                                    -       5,317
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures, at
 equity                                            12,754      15,853
Deferred costs, net                                34,449      26,071
Intangible assets, net                            101,056       7,433
Other assets                                       43,471      38,897
                                               ----------- -----------

       Total assets                            $2,633,984  $1,855,776
                                               =========== ===========


    LIABILITIES AND BENEFICIARIES' EQUITY

Mortgage notes payable                           $518,234    $462,659
Borrowings under Credit Facility                  152,000     305,000
Unsecured senior notes, net of discounts          636,435           -
Unsecured term loan                                     -     100,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses              49,243      30,290
Distributions payable                              27,363      20,947
Tenant security deposits and deferred rents        20,046      16,123
Acquired lease intangibles                         39,271       1,305
Other liabilities                                   1,525      14,055
Liabilities related to assets held for sale             -          52
                                               ----------- -----------
       Total liabilities                        1,444,117     950,431

Minority interest                                  42,866     133,488

Beneficiaries' equity:
   Preferred Shares (shares authorized-
      10,000,000):
       7.25% Series A Preferred
        Shares, $0.01 par value; shares issued
        and outstanding-no shares in 2004 and
        750,000 in 2003                                 -           8
       7.50% Series C Preferred Shares, $0.01
        par value; shares issued and
        outstanding-2,000,000 in 2004 and 2003         20          20
       7.375% Series D Preferred Shares, $0.01
        par value; shares issued and outstanding-
        2,300,000 in 2004 and no shares in 2003        23           -
   Common Shares of beneficial interest,  $0.01
    par value; shares authorized-100,000,000;
    issued and outstanding-55,292,752 in 2004
    and 41,040,710 in 2003                            550         410
   Additional paid-in capital                   1,346,654     936,730
   Share warrants                                       -         401
   Cumulative earnings                            370,514     310,212
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss            (3,130)     (2,158)
   Cumulative distributions                      (567,630)   (473,766)
                                               ----------- -----------
       Total beneficiaries' equity              1,147,001     771,857
                                               ----------- -----------

   Total liabilities and beneficiaries' equity $2,633,984  $1,855,776
                                               =========== ===========

                        BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
       FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
      (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)


                         Three Months Ended          Year Ended
                            December 31,             December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                             2004        2003        2004        2003
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Reconciliation of Net
 Income to Funds from
 Operations (FFO):
Net income                 $8,527     $41,837     $60,303     $86,678

Add (deduct):
  Minority interest
   attributable to
   continuing
   operations                 332       2,307       2,472       9,294
  Net gain on sale of
   interests in real
   estate                     (74)    (19,385)     (2,975)    (20,537)
  Minority interest
   attributable to
   discontinued
   operations                  11         300         101         495
  Net gain on
   disposition of
   discontinued
   operations                (401)     (6,998)     (3,136)     (9,690)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Income before net gains
 on sales of interests
 in real estate and
 minority interest          8,395      18,061      56,765      66,240

Add:
  Depreciation:
     Real property         20,468      13,687      63,192      54,176
     Real estate
      ventures                782         870       2,389       2,759
  Amortization of
   leasing costs            8,275       1,985      15,890       7,209
  Prepetual Preferred
   Share distributions     (1,998)          -      (7,332)          -
  Redemption of
   Preferred Shares             -     (20,598)      4,500     (20,598)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Funds from operations
 (FFO)                    $35,922     $14,005    $135,404    $109,786
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

FFO, excluding non-
 recurring items (2)      $38,917     $34,603    $133,899    $130,384
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Number of weighted-
 average Common Shares 57,415,193  50,503,184  51,358,343  48,223,542
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

FFO per weighted-
 average Common Share -
 fully diluted              $0.63       $0.28       $2.64       $2.28
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

FFO per weighted-
 average Common Share -
 fully diluted,
 excluding non-
 recurring items (2)        $0.68       $0.69       $2.61       $2.70
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Dividend per Common
 Share                      $0.44       $0.44       $1.76       $1.76

Payout ratio of FFO (1)      70.3%      158.7%       66.8%       77.3%

Payout ratio of FFO,
 excluding non-
 recurring items (1)(2)      64.9%       64.2%       67.5%       65.1%

EPS per weighted-
 average Common Share -
 diluted                    $0.11       $0.46       $1.15       $1.43


Cash Available for
 Distribution (CAD):
FFO, excluding non-
 recurring items(2)       $38,917     $34,603    $133,899    $130,384

Add (deduct):
  Rental income from
   straight-line rents     (2,142)     (1,488)     (6,023)     (5,917)
  Deferred market
   rental income             (526)        (25)       (406)       (287)
  Amortization:
     Deferred financing
      costs                   408         771       1,967       2,304
     Deferred
      compensation
      costs                   467         678       2,114       2,869
  Impairment loss               -           -           -         861
  Second generation
   capital expenditures
   (3):
     Building and tenant
      improvements        (10,271)     (9,626)    (33,813)    (29,642)
     Lease commissions     (1,231)       (956)     (4,692)     (4,482)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Cash available for
 distribution             $25,622     $23,957     $93,046     $96,090
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Number of weighted-
 average Common Shares 57,415,193  50,503,184  51,358,343  48,223,542
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Dividend per Common
 Share                      $0.44       $0.44       $1.76       $1.76

Cash flows from:
  Operating activities    $49,813     $34,258    $150,788    $118,741
  Investing activities    (45,620)     (6,134)   (680,601)    (34,016)
  Financing activities      1,290     (27,065)    536,607    (102,974)


(1) Payout ratio is calculated by dividing dividend per Common
    Share by FFO per weighted-average Common Share

(2) Represents FFO excluding the write off of deferred financing
    costs of $3.0 million in 4th Quarter 2004 associated with the
    repayment of our unsecured term loans, a gain of $4.5 million
    related to Series B Preferred Unit redemption in February 2004,
    and a charge of $20.6 million associated with the redemption of
    the Series B Preferred Shares in December 2003.

(3) Represents expenditures incurred during the period (regardless
    if lease commencement is after quarter end). Excludes first
    generation costs, which consist of capital expenditures, tenant
    improvements and leasing commissions associated with development
    and purchase price adjustments relating to acquisitions (including
    seller escrows, purchase price reduction or costs anticipated to
    initially lease- up acquired properties).


                        BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
      (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)

                         Three Months Ended          Year Ended
                            December 31,             December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                           2004        2003        2004        2003
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Revenue
  Rents                   $81,107     $63,896    $275,631    $256,616
  Tenant reimbursements    11,909      11,456      37,572      37,518
  Other                     3,122       3,272      12,858      10,959
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
       Total revenue       96,138      78,624     326,061     305,093

Operating Expenses
  Property operating
   expenses                25,763      20,927      89,857      80,244
  Real estate taxes         9,687       7,168      31,062      27,681
  Interest                 19,535      13,542      55,061      57,835
  Depreciation and
   amortization            28,991      15,543      79,904      60,332
  Administrative
   expenses                 4,123       3,511      15,100      14,464
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
       Total operating
        expenses           88,099      60,691     270,984     240,556
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Income from continuing
 operations before
 equity in income of
 real estate ventures,
 net gain on sales of
 interests in real
 estate and minority
 interest                   8,039      17,933      55,077      64,537
Equity in income (loss)
 of real estate
 ventures                     451          14       2,024          52
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income from continuing
 operations before net
 gain on sales of
 interests in real
 estate and minority
 interest                   8,490      17,947      57,101      64,589
Net gain on sales of
 interests in real
 estate                        74      19,385       2,975      20,537
Minority interest
 attributable to
 continuing operations       (332)     (2,307)     (2,472)     (9,294)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income from continuing
 operations                 8,232      35,025      57,604      75,832
Discontinued
 operations:
 Income (loss) from
  discontinued
  operations                  (95)        114        (336)      1,651
 Net gain on
  disposition of
  discontinued
  operations                  401       6,998       3,136       9,690
 Minority interest            (11)       (300)       (101)       (495)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                              295       6,812       2,699      10,846
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Income                  8,527      41,837      60,303      86,678
Income allocated to
 Preferred Shares          (2,348)     (2,978)     (9,720)    (11,906)
Redemption of Preferred
 Units                          -     (20,598)      4,500     (20,598)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income allocated to
 Common Shares             $6,179     $18,261     $55,083     $54,174
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Earnings per Common
 Share after discontinued
 operations:
Basic income per Common
 Share                      $0.11       $0.46       $1.15       $1.43
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Basic weighted-average
 shares outstanding    54,382,030  39,436,362  47,781,789  36,937,467
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted income per
 Common Share               $0.11       $0.46       $1.15       $1.43
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted weighted-
 average shares
 outstanding           54,654,967  39,664,652  48,018,704  37,087,869
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

                        BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
                     SAME STORE OPERATIONS -- YEAR
                     (unaudited and in thousands)

Of the 246 Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2004, a
total of 221 Properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an
aggregate of 14.7 million net rentable square feet were owned for the
entire years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. Average occupancy for
the Same Store Properties was 91.0% during 2004 and 91.1% during 2003.
The following table sets forth revenue and expense information for the
Same Store Properties:

                             Year Ended December 31,  Dollar  Percent
                             -----------------------
                                 2004        2003    Variance Variance
                             ------------ ---------- -------- --------

Revenue
 Rents (a)                      $240,248   $240,165      $83      0.0%
 Tenant reimbursements            32,803     31,021    1,782      5.7%
 Other (b)                         3,953      4,543     (590)   -13.0%
                             ------------ ---------- --------
                                 277,004    275,729    1,275      0.5%

Operating expenses
 Property operating expenses      85,302     83,506    1,796      2.2%
 Real estate taxes                26,493     24,975    1,518      6.1%
                             ------------ ---------- --------
                                 111,795    108,481    3,314      3.1%
                             ------------ ---------- --------

 Net operating income           $165,209   $167,248  $(2,039)    -1.2%
                             ============ ========== ========

(a) Includes straight-line rental income of $4,014 for 2004 and $4,789
    for 2003
(b) Includes net termination fee income of $1,454 for 2004 and $2,108
    for 2003

The following table is a reconciliation of Net Income to Same Store
net operating income:

                                               Year Ended December 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2004        2003
                                               ----------- -----------

Net Income                                        $60,303     $86,678
Add/(deduct):
  Interest expense                                 55,061      57,835
  Administrative expenses                          15,100      14,464
  Equity in income of real estate ventures         (2,024)        (52)
  Depreciation and amortization -- continuing
   operations                                      79,904      60,332
  Depreciation and amortization -- discontinued
   operations                                         224       1,053
  Net gain on sale of interests in real estate
   -- continuing operations                        (2,975)    (20,537)
  Net gain on sale of interests in real estate
   -- discontinued operations                      (3,136)     (9,690)
  Minority interest attributable to continuing
   operations                                       2,472       9,294
  Minority interest attributable to
   discontinued operations                            101         495
                                               ----------- -----------

    Consolidated net operating income             205,030     199,872
Less:  Net operating income of non same store
 properties                                       (22,651)    (14,009)
Less:  Eliminations and non-property specific
 net operating income                             (17,170)    (18,615)
                                               ----------- -----------

    Same Store net operating income              $165,209    $167,248
                                               =========== ===========

                        BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
                   SAME STORE OPERATIONS -- QUARTER
                     (unaudited and in thousands)

Of the 246 Properties owned by the Company as of December 31, 2004, a
total of 221 Properties ("Same Store Properties") containing an
aggregate of 14.7 million net rentable square feet were owned for the
entire three-month periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. Average
occupancy for the Same Store Properties was 91.5% during 2004 and
91.3% during 2003. The following table sets forth revenue and expense
information for the Same Store Properties:

                          Quarter Ended December 31,  Dollar  Percent
                          --------------------------
                              2004          2003     Variance Variance
                          ------------  ------------ -------- --------

Revenue
 Rents (a)                    $60,237       $59,933     $304      0.5%
 Tenant reimbursements          8,891         9,856     (965)    -9.8%
 Other (b)                        935         1,260     (325)   -25.8%
                          ------------  ------------ --------
                               70,063        71,049     (986)    -1.4%

Operating expenses
 Property operating
  expenses                     20,295        21,553   (1,258)    -5.8%
 Real estate taxes              6,792         6,503      289      4.4%
                          ------------  ------------ --------
                               27,087        28,056     (969)    -3.5%
                          ------------  ------------ --------

 Net operating income         $42,976       $42,993     $(17)     0.0%
                          ============  ============ ========

(a) Includes straight-line rental income of $1,079 for 2004 and $1,083
    for 2003
(b) Includes net termination fee income of $347 for 2004 and $840 for
    2003

The following table is a reconciliation of Net Income to Same Store
net operating income:

                                            Quarter Ended December 31,
                                            --------------------------
                                                2004         2003
                                            ------------- ------------

Net Income                                        $8,527      $41,837
Add/(deduct):
  Interest expense                                19,535       13,542
  Administrative expenses                          4,123        3,511
  Equity in income of real estate ventures          (451)         (14)
  Depreciation and amortization --
   continuing operations                          28,991       15,543
  Depreciation and amortization --
   discontinued operations                            18          129
  Net gain on sale of interests in real
   estate -- continuing operations                   (74)     (19,385)
  Net gain on sale of interests in real
   estate -- discontinued operations                (401)      (6,998)
  Minority interest attributable to
   continuing operations                             332        2,307
  Minority interest attributable to
   discontinued operations                            11          300
                                            ------------- ------------

    Consolidated net operating income             60,611       50,772
Less:  Net operating income of non same
 store properties                                (12,160)      (2,636)
Less:  Eliminations and non-property
 specific net operating income                    (5,475)      (5,143)
                                            ------------- ------------

    Same Store net operating income              $42,976      $42,993
                                            ============= ============

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