Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a West Coast office REIT, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on its common stock for the third quarter 2009. The dividend will be payable on October 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2009.

Based on Pacific Office Properties Trust’s second quarter 2009 financial results, the current dividend payout ratio represents approximately 35% of the Company’s Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) and 48% of the Company’s Funds from Operations (FFO).

About Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc.

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (www.pacificofficeproperties.com) is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and operates office properties in the Western U.S., focusing initially on the long-term growth sub-markets of Honolulu, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. The Company is externally managed by Pacific Office Management, Inc., an affiliate of The Shidler Group, and an entity owned by the Company’s founders.

The Company’s strategy is to acquire, primarily in partnership with institutional co-investors, value-added office buildings whose potential can be maximized through improvements, repositioning, and superior leasing and management. The Company continues in the tradition of The Shidler Group’s highly successful institutional joint-venture operations, which focus on acquiring opportunistic and value-added commercial real estate in partnership with institutional co-investors.

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