Peakstone Realty Trust — Director's Dealing 2020

Jan 17, 2020

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (N/A)
CIK: 0001600626
Period of Report: 2020-01-15

Reporting Person: Hirsch Howard S. (Chief Legal Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2020-01-15	Common Stock	A	69519	—	Acquired	137384.86	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On January 15, 2020, the Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 69,519 time-based Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class E Common Stock, and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of December 31, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.

F2: Includes shares of Class E Common Stock of the Issuer issued to the Reporting Person as a distribution pursuant to (i) the Issuer's distribution reinvestment plan and (ii) the Issuer's monthly stock distribution to all of its stockholders, neither of which is required to be reported on a Form 4.