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Corporate Office Properties Trust Reports Strong Second Quarter 2005 Results.


COLUMBIA Columbia, cities, United States
Columbia (kəlŭm`bēə).

1 City (1990 pop. 75,883), Howard co., central Md., between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
, Md. -- Corporate Office Properties Trust Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc. (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) corporation that specializes in office development, and describes itself as "a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on the  (NYSE NYSE

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) announced today financial and operating results for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2005.

Highlights

--Earnings per 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.
 share ("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. ") of $.14 for the second quarter 2005 compared to $.13 per diluted share for the second quarter 2004.

--FFO per diluted share of $.47 or $21.8 million for second quarter 2005 compared to $.50 or $21.4 million for second quarter 2004, representing a decrease of 6% per share. The decrease in FFO FFO

See: Funds from operations
 includes the effect of a $3.5 million decrease in net revenues from lease terminations.

--AFFO diluted increased 21.7% to $17.0 million for second quarter 2005 as compared to $14.0 million for second quarter 2004.

--FFO 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.
 was 53.1% and AFFO AFFO Adjusted Funds From Operation  payout ratio was 68.2% for second quarter 2005.

--$49.2 million in acquisitions for 222,000 square feet plus 36.7 acres of land.

--92.9% 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 93.8% leased as of June 30, 2005.

--1.2 million square feet in 9 buildings under construction, 342,000 square feet in 3 buildings under development and 469,000 square feet in 2 buildings under redevelopment.

Subsequent Event - Entry into New Market

--Closed on a $10.0 million land acquisition which includes a 100% leased, 50,000 square foot build to suit opportunity in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. . This acquisition represents the continuation continuation - continuation passing style  of the Company's core tenant expansion strategy and is the second submarket sub·mar·ket  
n.
A geographic, economic, or specialized subdivision of a market.

adj.
Being below what is usual in a particular market: submarket wages; submarket interest rates. 
 expansion this year outside the Greater Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
, D.C. region.

"We are very pleased with our quarterly results, and continue to make good progress with our construction pipeline, acquisition 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  activity, as well as our core tenant expansion strategy. With our expansion into San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837.  and Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city.  this year, along with our construction projects coming on-line, we are poised for accelerating growth in 2006," stated Randall Randall may refer to the following:

In places:
  • Randall, Indiana
  • Randall, Iowa
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  • Randall, Minnesota
  • Randall, Wisconsin
People with the surname Randall:
  • Randall (surname)
People with the given name
 M. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Financial Results

EPS for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 totaled $.14 per diluted share, or $5.5 million of net income available to common shareholders, as compared to $.13 per diluted share, or $4.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Revenues from real estate operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 were $60.2 million, as compared to revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 of $53.1 million.

Diluted FFO for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 totaled $21.8 million, or $.47 per diluted share, as compared to $21.4 million, or $.50 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, representing a 6.0% decrease on a per share basis. The decrease in FFO includes the effect of a $3.5 million decrease in net revenues from lease terminations.

FFO Payout ratio was 53.1% for second quarter 2005 compared to 46.4% for the comparable 2004 period.

Adjusted 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.
 ("AFFO") diluted increased 21.7% to $17.0 million for second quarter 2005 as compared to $14.0 million for second quarter 2004. The Company's AFFO payout ratio was 68.2% for second quarter 2005 compared to 71.2% for second quarter 2004.

As of June 30, 2005, the Company had a total market capitalization Total Market Capitalization

The total market value of all of a firm's outstanding securities.
 of $2.7 billion, with $1.2 billion in debt outstanding, equating e·quate  
v. e·quat·ed, e·quat·ing, e·quates

v.tr.
1. To make equal or equivalent.

2. To reduce to a standard or an average; equalize.

3.
 to a 43.5% debt-to-total market capitalization Market Capitalization

A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap.
 ratio. The Company's total quarterly weighted average interest rate was 5.7% and 67.7% of total debt is subject to fixed interest rates. For the second quarter 2005, EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  Interest coverage ratio was 2.91x and EBITDA Fixed Charge coverage was 2.28x.

Operating Results

At June 30, 2005, the Company's portfolio of 147 office properties totaling 12.2 million square feet was 92.9% occupied and 93.8% leased.

During the quarter, 208,400 square feet was 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.
, equating to a 64.0% renewal rate, at an average committed capital cost of $4.44 per square foot. Total 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.
 rent increased 5.5%, and total cash rent decreased .3% for 320,311 square feet of renewed and retenanted space. The average committed capital cost for renewed and retenanted space was $9.28 per square foot.

Same property cash NOI NOI Net Operating Income
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 decreased by 6.1% or $2.2 million for the quarter compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2004. This decrease reflects the impact of abnormally ab·nor·mal  
adj.
Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.



[Alteration (influenced by ab-1) of obsolete anormal, from Medieval Latin
 high lease 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.
 that were recognized in the second quarter of 2004. For second quarter 2005, lower termination fees were offset somewhat by a $3.1 million increase in 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.  revenues. Same property rental revenues included in cash NOI, excluding the effects of lease terminations, increased $1.5 million for the Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park.  portfolio and $1.8 million for the B/W B/W Black and White
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 Corridor portfolio, and decreased $578,000 for the New Jersey portfolio as compared to second quarter of 2004.

Development and Construction Activity

The Company commenced development on a 56,000 square foot office building located in the Dahlgren Dahlgren may refer to:
  • Elsworth Tenney (Babe) Dahlgren (1912-1996), an American professional baseball player
  • Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren (1809-1870), a U.S. Navy officer
 Technology Center in Dahlgren, Virginia Dahlgren is a census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census. The community is located within the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace American Viticultural Area winemaking appellation established by . Including this building, the Company has 3 buildings under development for a total of 342,000 square feet.

In addition, the Company also has 9 buildings under construction for a total of 1.2 million square feet that is 45.9% leased. Five of the buildings will become operational starting third quarter 2005 through first quarter 2006.

Land Control

For the quarter ending June 30, 2005, the Company announced:

--The signing of a contribution agreement that will become the basis for a joint venture with a limited partnership for the purpose of developing up to 1.8 million square feet of office space in 13 buildings on 63.0 acres of land. The Company will make an initial investment of $2.2 million and will develop, lease and manage the office buildings. The site is located in a planned mixed-use mixed-use
adj.
Containing or zoned for commercial and residential facilities or development: a 40-story mixed-use tower; a mixed-use parcel of land. 
 community to be known as Arundel Preserve Arundel Preserve is a real estate development in Hanover, Maryland, that is being developed by Somerset Construction Co. of Bethesda, Corporate Office Properties Trust of Columbia, Bozzuto Development Co. of Greenbelt, and Toll Brothers Inc. of Horsham, Pa.  in Hanover, Maryland Hanover, Maryland, is a locality in northwestern Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the United States, located south of Baltimore near the Howard County line.

It is located approximately at the intersection of Maryland State Highway 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
, and fronts on the Baltimore/Washington Parkway (I-295), adjacent to the Arundel Mills Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland (south of Baltimore, near BWI Airport) and is now owned by Simon Property Group. The mall is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) in northwestern Anne  Mall and midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903.  between the Company's Airport Square and National Business Park projects.

--The acquisition of a 9.7 acre parcel of land that has approvals in place to build approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 215,000 square feet of space. This parcel of land is located adjacent to the Rockville Rockville, city (1990 pop. 44,835), seat of Montgomery co., W central Md., a NW suburb of Washington, D.C.; settled c.1760s, inc. as a city 1860. It has several scientific research and technology laboratories that focus on the aerospace, electronics, nuclear energy,  Corporate Center discussed below.

--The closing on 27.0 acres of land for $5.9 million, which can accommodate 350,000 developable square feet, located in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation).
San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S.
. This land is adjacent to the buildings acquired in March 2005 at 8611 Military Drive in San Antonio, Texas.

Acquisition Activity

The Company acquired an office complex known as Rockville Corporate Center, located at 15 West Gude GUDE General Utility, Deck and Engine  Drive and 45 West Gude Drive in Rockville, Maryland Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2006 census update, the city had a total population of 59,114, making it the second largest city in Maryland. . The acquisition comprises two four-story Class A office buildings for a total of 221,702 square feet and the 9.7 acre parcel of land (mentioned above) for a total cost of $43.3 million.

The acquisition of Rockville Corporate Center represents the third acquisition in Montgomery County, Maryland Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and Southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation[1], and has the highest percentage (29. , bringing the Company's portfolio in that county to 586,686 square feet.

Disposition Activity

The Company executed executed 1) adj. to have been completed. (Example: "it is an executed contract") 2) v. to have completed or fully performed. (Example: "he executed all the promises made in the contract") 3) v.  a contract to sell 3 properties within the New Jersey portfolio for $22.8 million with an anticipated closing date in the third quarter of 2005.

Financing and Capital Transactions

The Company completed the following transactions during the quarter:

--Executed a $73.4 million notional amount The notional amount (or notional principal amount or notional value) on a financial instrument is the nominal or face amount that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument. This amount generally does not change hands and is thus referred to as notional.  forward starting swap at a fixed rate of 5.02%, which commences in July July: see month.  2005 and expires in July 2015.

--Closed on a $44.0 million credit facility to fund the construction of two buildings at The National Business Park.

--Increased the 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.
 Revolving Line of Credit Revolving line of credit

A bank line of credit on which the customer pays a commitment fee and can take and repay funds at will. Normally a revolving LOC involves a firm commitment from the bank for a period of several years.
 from $300.0 million to $400.0 million, with the expansion capability to increase to $600.0 million, and extended the maturity date to March 9, 2008, with a one year extension option.

Subsequent Events

Since June 30, 2005, the Company has:

--Acquired for $10.0 million a 64 acre parcel of land known as Patriot Park and the development rights to build a two story, 50,000 square foot Class A office building on approximately 5 of the 64 acres within the park, all located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The proposed building is 100% preleased to a defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region";
 on a long term lease. The remaining 59 acres can be developed with 650,000 square feet of office space. The business park is located at the north entrance to Peterson Air Force Base Peterson Air Force Base (Peterson AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Peterson AFB is home to US Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Space Command, Army Space Command, the 21st Space Wing (host unit) .

--Executed a ten year lease for 61,038 square feet with Applied Signal Technology, Inc. at 306 Carina Carina (kərē`nə) [Lat.,=the keel], southern constellation, representing the keel of the ancient constellation Argo Navis, or Ship of the Argonauts. Carina contains Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky.  Road (306 NBP NBP Narodowy Bank Polski (Polish: National Bank of Poland)
NBP Name Binding Protocol
NBP National Braille Press
NBP National Bank of Pakistan
NBP National Biosolids Partnership
NBP Nathaniel B.
).

Earnings Guidance

The Company is updating its 2005 FFO guidance to a range of $1.81 to $1.85 per diluted share from $1.78 to $1.85 per diluted share and updating its EPS guidance to a range of $.47 to $.51 per share for 2005 from $.49 to $.56.

Conference Call

The Company will hold an investor/analyst conference call:
Conference Call and Webcast Date: Thursday, July 28, 2005
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Dial In Number: (800) 262-1292
Confirmation Code for the call: 1944873


A replay of this call will be available beginning Thursday Thursday: see week. , July 28, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. ET through Thursday, August 11, 2005 at midnight ET. To access the replay, please call 888-203-1112 and use confirmation code 1944873.

The conference call will also be available via live webcast in the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section of the Company's website at www.copt.com. A replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

Definitions

Please refer to our Form 8-K Form 8-K

The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock.


Form 8-K

See 8-K.
 or our website (www.copt.com) for definitions of certain terms used in this press release. Reconciliations of GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 and non-GAAP measurements are included in the attached tables.

Company Information

Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT REIT

See: Real Estate Investment Trust


REIT

See real estate investment trust (REIT).
) that focuses on the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition and development of suburban office properties primarily in select 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
 submarkets. The Company is among the largest owners of suburban office properties in the Greater Washington, DC region. The Company currently owns 147 office properties totaling 12.2 million rentable square feet. The Company has implemented a core customer expansion strategy that is built around meeting, through acquisitions and development, the multi-location requirements of the Company's existing strategic tenants. The Company's property management services team provides comprehensive property and asset management to company owned properties and select third party clients. The Company's development and construction services team provides a wide range of development and construction management services for company owned properties, as well as land planning, design/build services, consulting, and merchant development to select third party clients. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 under the symbol OFC. More information on Corporate Office Properties Trust can be found on the Company's website at www.copt.com.

Forward-Looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 Information

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the Company. 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.
 can be identified by the use of words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "estimate" or other comparable terminology The terminology used in the computer and telecommunications field adds tremendous confusion not only for the lay person, but for the technicians themselves. What many do not realize is that terms are made up by anybody and everybody in a nonchalant, casual manner without any regard or . Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Future events and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Important factors that may affect these expectations, estimates, and projections include, but are not limited to:

--the Company's ability to borrow Borrow

To obtain or receive money on loan with the promise or understanding that it will be repaid.
 on favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 terms;

--general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect office property demand and rents, tenant creditworthiness Creditworthiness

The condition in which the risk of default on a debt obligation by that entity is deemed low.


Creditworthiness

Eligibility of an individual or firm to borrow money.
, interest rates and financing availability;

--adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other things, increased competition with other companies;

--risk of real estate acquisition and development, including, among other things, risks that development projects may not be completed on schedule, that tenants may not take 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
 or pay rent or that development or operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  may be greater than anticipated;

--risks of investing through joint venture structures, including risks that the Company's joint venture partners may not fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 their financial obligations as investors or may take actions that are inconsistent Reciprocally contradictory or repugnant.

Things are said to be inconsistent when they are contrary to each other to the extent that one implies the negation of the other.
 with the Company's objectives;

--governmental actions and initiatives; and

--environmental requirements.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the section entitled en·ti·tle  
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.

2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
 "Risk Factors" in Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2004.

Financial Tables Attached
Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                             (unaudited)
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                  Three months ended
                                                       June 30,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2005       2004
                                                 ---------- ----------
Revenues
  Real estate revenues                             $60,186    $53,091
  Service operations revenues                       18,464      6,070
                                                 ---------- ----------
    Total revenues                                  78,650     59,161
                                                 ---------- ----------
Expenses
  Property operating                                17,574     14,365
  Depreciation and other amortization associated
   with real estate operations                      15,068     15,705
  Service operations expenses                       18,178      5,832
  General and administrative expenses                3,166      2,487
                                                 ---------- ----------
    Total operating expenses                        53,986     38,389
                                                 ---------- ----------
Operating income                                    24,664     20,772
Interest expense                                   (13,728)   (10,346)
Amortization of deferred financing costs              (471)      (500)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations before gain on
 sales of real estate, income taxes and minority
 interests                                          10,465      9,926
Gain on sales of real estate                           210         24
Income tax expense                                    (213)       (30)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations before
 minority interests                                 10,462      9,920
Minority interests in income from continuing
 operations                                         (1,457)    (1,211)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations                    9,005      8,709
Income from discontinued operations, net of
 minority interests                                    115        134
                                                 ---------- ----------
Net income                                           9,120      8,843
Preferred share dividends                           (3,654)    (4,435)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Net income available to common shareholders         $5,466     $4,408
                                                 ========== ==========

Earnings per share "EPS" computation
Numerator:                                          $5,466     $4,408
                                                 ========== ==========

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares - basic              36,692     32,743
Assumed conversion of dilutive options               1,528      1,639
                                                 ---------- ----------
Weighted average common shares - diluted            38,220     34,382
                                                 ========== ==========

EPS
  Basic                                              $0.15      $0.13
                                                 ========== ==========
  Diluted                                            $0.14      $0.13
                                                 ========== ==========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                       Summary  Financial Data
                             (unaudited)
       (Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

                                                  Three months ended
                                                       June 30,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2005       2004
                                                 ---------- ----------

Net income                                          $9,120     $8,843
Add: Real estate-related depreciation and
 amortization                                       15,087     15,785
Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to
 minority interests in other consolidated
 entities                                              (30)         -
Less: Gain on sales of real estate, excluding
 development portion                                   (24)       (24)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Funds from operations ("FFO")                       24,153     24,604
Add: Minority interests-common units in the
 Operating Partnership                               1,335      1,241
Less: Preferred share dividends                     (3,654)    (4,435)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Funds from Operations - basic and diluted
 ("Diluted FFO")                                    21,834     21,410
Less: Straight-line rent adjustments                (1,369)    (2,184)
Less: Recurring capital expenditures                (3,293)    (4,997)
Less: Amortization of deferred market rental
 revenue                                              (191)      (273)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Adjusted Funds from Operations - diluted
 ("Diluted AFFO")                                  $16,981    $13,956
                                                 ========== ==========

Weighted average shares
  Weighted average common shares                    36,692     32,743
  Conversion of weighted average common units        8,676      8,765
                                                 ---------- ----------
  Weighted average common shares/units - basic
   FFO per share                                    45,368     41,508
  Assumed conversion of share options                1,528      1,639
                                                 ---------- ----------
  Weighted average common shares/units - diluted
   FFO per share                                    46,896     43,147
                                                 ========== ==========

Diluted FFO per common share                         $0.47      $0.50
                                                 ========== ==========
Dividends/distributions per common share/unit       $0.255     $0.235
                                                 ========== ==========
Earnings payout ratio                                171.6%     178.7%
                                                 ========== ==========
Diluted FFO payout ratio                              53.1%      46.4%
                                                 ========== ==========
Diluted AFFO payout ratio                             68.2%      71.2%
                                                 ========== ==========
EBITDA interest coverage ratio                        2.91       3.52
                                                 ========== ==========
EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio                    2.28       2.48
                                                 ========== ==========

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS
 and diluted FFO per share
Denominator for diluted EPS                         38,220     34,382
Weighted average common units                        8,676      8,765
                                                 ---------- ----------
Denominator for diluted FFO per share               46,896     43,147
                                                 ========== ==========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                             (unaudited)
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                    Six months ended
                                                       June 30,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2005       2004
                                                 ---------- ----------
Revenues
  Real estate revenues                            $119,891   $101,247
  Service operations revenues                       35,561     13,722
                                                 ---------- ----------
    Total revenues                                 155,452    114,969
                                                 ---------- ----------
Expenses
  Property operating                                36,139     29,073
  Depreciation and other amortization associated
   with real estate operations                      29,455     25,893
  Service operations expenses                       34,366     12,742
  General and administrative expenses                6,442      4,773
                                                 ---------- ----------
    Total operating expenses                       106,402     72,481
                                                 ---------- ----------
Operating income                                    49,050     42,488
Interest expense                                   (26,911)   (20,449)
Amortization of deferred financing costs              (867)    (1,359)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations before gain
 (loss) on sales of real estate, equity in loss
 of unconsolidated entities, income taxes and
 minority interests                                 21,272     20,680
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate                    234       (198)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities                -        (88)
Income tax expense                                    (670)      (230)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations before
 minority interests                                 20,836     20,164
Minority interests in income from continuing
 operations                                         (2,883)    (2,579)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Income from continuing operations                   17,953     17,585
Income from discontinued operations, net of
 minority interests                                    207        251
                                                 ---------- ----------
Net income                                          18,160     17,836
Preferred share dividends                           (7,308)    (8,891)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Net income available to common shareholders        $10,852     $8,945
                                                 ========== ==========

Earnings per share "EPS" computation
Numerator:
Net income available to common shareholders        $10,852     $8,945
Dividends on convertible preferred shares                -         21
                                                 ---------- ----------
Numerator for diluted EPS                          $10,852     $8,966
                                                 ========== ==========

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares - basic              36,624     31,278
Assumed conversion of dilutive options               1,534      1,691
Assumed conversion of preferred shares                   -        270
                                                 ---------- ----------
Weighted average common shares - diluted            38,158     33,239
                                                 ========== ==========

EPS
  Basic                                              $0.30      $0.29
                                                 ========== ==========
  Diluted                                            $0.28      $0.27
                                                 ========== ==========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                       Summary  Financial Data
                             (unaudited)
       (Amounts in thousands, except per share data and ratios)

                                                   Six months ended
                                                       June 30,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2005       2004
                                                 ---------- ----------

Net income                                         $18,160    $17,836
Add: Real estate-related depreciation and
 amortization                                       29,592     26,046
Add: Depreciation and amortization on
 unconsolidated real estate entities                     -        106
Less: Depreciation and amortization allocable to
 minority interests in other consolidated
 entities                                              (62)         -
Less: Gain on sales of real estate, excluding
 development portion                                   (48)       (47)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Funds from operations ("FFO")                       47,642     43,941
Add: Minority interests-common units in the
 Operating Partnership                               2,643      2,646
Less: Preferred share dividends                     (7,308)    (8,891)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Funds from Operations - basic ("Basic FFO")         42,977     37,696
Add: Convertible preferred share dividends               -         21
                                                 ---------- ----------
Funds from Operations - diluted ("Diluted FFO")     42,977     37,717
Less: Straight-line rent adjustments                (2,952)    (2,950)
Less: Recurring capital expenditures                (8,027)    (8,020)
Less: Amortization of deferred market rental
 revenue                                              (261)      (582)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Adjusted Funds from Operations - diluted
 ("Diluted AFFO")                                  $31,737    $26,165
                                                 ========== ==========

Weighted average shares
  Weighted average common shares                    36,624     31,278
  Conversion of weighted average common units        8,681      8,814
                                                 ---------- ----------
  Weighted average common shares/units - basic
   FFO per share                                    45,305     40,092
  Assumed conversion of share options                1,534      1,691
  Assumed conversion of weighted average
   convertible preferred shares                          -        270
                                                 ---------- ----------
  Weighted average common shares/units - diluted
   FFO per share                                    46,839     42,053
                                                 ========== ==========

Diluted FFO per common share                         $0.92      $0.90
                                                 ========== ==========
Dividends/distributions per common share/unit        $0.51      $0.47
                                                 ========== ==========
Earnings payout ratio                                172.5%     168.3%
                                                 ========== ==========
Diluted FFO payout ratio                              53.8%      50.9%
                                                 ========== ==========
Diluted AFFO payout ratio                             72.8%      73.4%
                                                 ========== ==========

Reconciliation of denominators for diluted EPS
 and diluted FFO per share
Denominator for diluted EPS                         38,158     33,239
Weighted average common units                        8,681      8,814
                                                 ---------- ----------
Denominator for diluted FFO per share               46,839     42,053
                                                 ========== ==========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                             (Unaudited)
       (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                                 2005         2004
                                             ------------ ------------
Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) (as of
 period end):
Investment in real estate, net of
 accumulated depreciation                     $1,690,846   $1,544,501
Total assets                                   1,890,448    1,732,026
Mortgage and other loans payable               1,177,779    1,022,688
Total liabilities                              1,276,322    1,111,224
Minority interests                                97,100       98,878
Beneficiaries' equity                            517,026      521,924

Debt to Total Assets                                62.3%        59.0%
Debt to Undepreciated Book Value of Real
 Estate Assets                                      61.3%        58.3%
Debt to Total Market Capitalization                 43.5%        40.4%

Property Data, including joint ventures
(as of period ended):
Number of operating properties owned                 147          145
Total net rentable square feet owned (in
 thousands)                                       12,210       11,978
Occupancy                                           92.9%        94.0%


                                  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
                                        June 30,          June 30,
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                     2005     2004     2005     2004
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
Reconciliation of tenant
 improvements and incentives,
 capital improvements and leasing
 costs for operating properties to
 recurring capital expenditures
Total tenant improvements and
 incentives on operating
 properties                         $7,659   $4,420  $20,822   $6,688
Total capital improvements on
 operating properties                1,973    1,723    4,078    2,559
Total leasing costs on operating
 properties                            967    5,793    1,635    6,359
Less: Nonrecurring tenant
 improvements and incentives on
 operating properties               (5,883)  (1,655) (15,434)  (1,767)
Less: Nonrecurring capital
 improvements on operating
 properties                           (891)    (841)  (2,521)  (1,346)
Less: Nonrecurring leasing costs
 incurred on operating properties     (532)  (4,443)    (553)  (4,473)
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
Recurring capital expenditures      $3,293   $4,997   $8,027   $8,020
                                   ======== ======== ======== ========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                             (Unaudited)
                        (Dollars in thousands)

                                 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,           June 30,
                                  -----------------  -----------------
                                    2005     2004      2005     2004
                                  -------- --------  -------- --------
Reconciliation of dividends for
 Earnings Payout Ratio to
 dividends and distributions for
 FFO & AFFO Payout Ratio
Common share dividends for
 earnings payout ratio             $9,381   $7,878   $18,720  $15,056
Common unit distributions           2,205    2,057     4,384    4,131
Convertible preferred share
 dividends                              -        -         -       21
                                  -------- --------  -------- --------
Dividends and distributions for
 FFO & AFFO payout ratio          $11,586   $9,935   $23,104  $19,208
                                  ======== ========  ======== ========


Reconciliation of GAAP net income
 to earnings before interest,
 income taxes, depreciation and
 amortization ("EBITDA")
Net income                         $9,120   $8,843
Interest expense on continuing
 operations                        13,728   10,346
Interest expense on discontinued
 operations                           188      168
Income tax expense                    213       30
Real estate-related depreciation
 and amortization                  15,087   15,785
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs                      471      500
Other depreciation and
 amortization                         171       99
Minority interests                  1,485    1,249
                                  -------- --------
EBITDA                            $40,463  $37,020
                                  ======== ========


Reconciliation of interest
 expense from continuing
 operations to the denominators
 for interest coverage-EBITDA and
 fixed charge coverage-EBITDA
Interest expense from continuing
 operations                       $13,728  $10,346
Interest expense from
 discontinued operations              188      168
                                  -------- --------
Denominator for interest
 coverage-EBITDA                   13,916   10,514
Preferred share dividends           3,654    4,435
Preferred unit distributions          165        -
                                  -------- --------
Denominator for fixed charge
 coverage-EBITDA                  $17,735  $14,949
                                  ======== ========


Reconciliation of same property
 net operating income to same
 property cash net operating
 income
Same property net operating
 income                           $34,955  $38,689
Less: Straight-line rent
 adjustments                         (604)  (2,034)
Less: Amortization of deferred
 market rental revenue               (181)    (247)
                                  -------- --------
Same property cash net operating
 income                           $34,170  $36,408
                                  ======== ========


                  Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                             (Unaudited)
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                                 2005         2004
                                             ------------ ------------
Reconciliation of denominator for debt to
 total assets to denominator for debt to
 undepreciated book value of real estate
 assets
Denominator for debt to total assets          $1,890,448   $1,732,026
Assets other than assets included in
 investment in real estate                      (199,602)    (187,525)
Accumulated depreciation on real estate
 assets                                          165,101      141,716
Intangible assets on real estate
 acquisitions, net                                66,354       67,560
                                             ------------ ------------
Denominator for debt to undepreciated book
 value of real estate assets                  $1,922,301   $1,753,777
                                             ============ ============


                                               Twelve Months Ending
                                                 December 31, 2005
                                             -------------------------

Reconciliation of projected EPS-diluted to
 projected diluted FFO per share                 Low          High
                                             ------------ ------------
Reconciliation of numerators
--------------------------------------------
Numerator for projected EPS-diluted              $18,300      $19,800
Real estate-related depreciation and
 amortization                                     62,609       62,609
Minority interests-common units                    4,526        4,898
                                             ------------ ------------
Numerator for projected diluted FFO per
 share                                           $85,435      $87,307
                                             ============ ============

Reconciliation of denominators
--------------------------------------------
Denominator for projected EPS-diluted             38,550       38,550
Weighted average common units                      8,721        8,721
                                             ------------ ------------
Denominator for projected diluted FFO per
 share                                            47,271       47,271
                                             ============ ============

EPS - diluted                                      $0.47        $0.51
                                             ============ ============
FFO per share - diluted                            $1.81        $1.85
                                             ============ ============


            Top Twenty Office Tenants as of June 30, 2005
                (Dollars and square feet in thousands)

                                                        Percentage of
                                              Total         Total
                               Number of     Occupied      Occupied
          Tenant                 Leases    Square Feet   Square Feet
---------------------------   ------------ ------------ --------------

United States of America   (3)         30    1,353,636           11.9%
Computer Sciences
 Corporation               (4)          5      485,527            4.3%
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.               9      471,067            4.2%
General Dynamics
 Corporation                           12      448,696            4.0%
Northrop Grumman
 Corporation                           10      403,701            3.6%
The Titan Corporation      (4)          5      232,136            2.0%
Unisys                     (5)          3      741,284            6.5%
AT&T Corporation           (4)          8      316,148            2.8%
The Aerospace Corporation               2      221,785            2.0%
Wachovia Bank                           3      176,470            1.6%
VeriSign, Inc.                          2      162,841            1.4%
The Boeing Company         (4)          8      162,699            1.4%
Ciena Corporation                       3      221,609            2.0%
Commonwealth of
 Pennsylvania              (4)          7      209,162            1.8%
Magellan Health Services,
 Inc.                                   2      142,199            1.3%
PricewaterhouseCoopers                  1       97,638            0.9%
Johns Hopkins University   (4)          7      106,473            0.9%
Merck & Co., Inc. (Unisys) (5)          1      219,065            1.9%
Carefirst, Inc. and
 Subsidiaries              (4)          3       94,223            0.8%
BAE Systems                             7      199,212            1.8%

Subtotal Top 20 Office
 Tenants                              128    6,465,571           57.0%
All remaining tenants                 512    4,879,317           43.0%
                              ----------------------------------------
Total/Weighted Average                640   11,344,888          100.0%
                              ========================================


                                 Total      Percentage    Weighted
                               Annualized    of Total      Average
                                 Rental     Annualized     Remaining
                              Revenue (1)     Rental      Lease Term
          Tenant                   (6)       Revenue          (2)
---------------------------   ------------ ------------ --------------

United States of America   (3)    $30,056         12.9%           4.7
Computer Sciences
 Corporation               (4)     11,392          4.9%           5.5
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.          11,391          4.9%           7.1
General Dynamics
 Corporation                        9,016          3.9%           4.3
Northrop Grumman
 Corporation                        8,466          3.6%           2.8
The Titan Corporation      (4)      8,457          3.6%           8.2
Unisys                     (5)      7,901          3.4%           4.0
AT&T Corporation           (4)      6,738          2.9%           3.3
The Aerospace Corporation           5,779          2.5%           9.4
Wachovia Bank                       5,324          2.3%          13.4
VeriSign, Inc.                      4,596          2.0%           9.1
The Boeing Company         (4)      4,108          1.8%           3.6
Ciena Corporation                   3,333          1.4%           2.9
Commonwealth of
 Pennsylvania              (4)      3,063          1.3%           4.0
Magellan Health Services,
 Inc.                               2,867          1.2%           6.1
PricewaterhouseCoopers              2,720          1.2%           0.7
Johns Hopkins University   (4)      2,573          1.1%           2.2
Merck & Co., Inc. (Unisys) (5)      2,372          1.0%           4.0
Carefirst, Inc. and
 Subsidiaries              (4)      2,277          1.0%           2.5
BAE Systems                         2,229          1.0%           1.5

Subtotal Top 20 Office
 Tenants                          134,659         57.6%           5.3
All remaining tenants              99,119         42.4%           4.1
                              -------------------------
Total/Weighted Average           $233,778        100.0%           4.8
                              =========================

(1) Total Annualized Rental Revenue is the monthly contractual base
    rent as of June 30, 2005 multiplied by 12 plus the estimated
    annualized expense reimbursements under existing office leases.

(2) The weighting of the lease term was computed using Total Rental
    Revenue.

(3) Many of our government leases are subject to early termination
    provisions which are customary to government leases. The weighted
    average remaining lease term was computed assuming no exercise of
    such early termination rights.

(4) Includes affiliated organizations or agencies.


(5) Merck & Co., Inc. subleases 219,065 rentable square feet from
    Unisys' 960,349 leased rentable square feet.

(6) Order of tenants is based on Annualized Rent.
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