Peakstone Realty Trust — Director's Dealing 2021

Mar 1, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (N/A)
CIK: 0001600626
Period of Report: 2021-03-01

Reporting Person: DOZER RICHARD H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-03-01	Common Stock	A	14425.749	—	Acquired	14425.749	Direct
2021-03-01	Common Stock	A	3901	—	Acquired	18326.749	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects shares of Class E common stock of the Issuer received by the Reporting Person pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2020, by and among the Issuer, GRT (Cardinal REIT Merger Sub), LLC ("Merger Sub"), Griffin Capital Essential Asset Operating Partnership, L.P., GRT OP (Cardinal New GP Sub), LLC, GRT OP (Cardinal LP Merger Sub), LLC, GRT OP (Cardinal OP Merger Sub), LLC, Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. ("CCIT II"), Cole Corporate Income Operating Partnership II, LP and CRI CCIT II LLC (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on March 1, 2021, CCIT II merged with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity and each issued and outstanding share of CCIT II's Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and Class T common stock, $0.01 par value per share, was converted into the right to receive 1.392 shares of the Issuer's Class E common stock, $0.001 par value per share.

F2: Initial new director equity grant of the Issuer's Class E common stock. The number of shares was calculated based on the Issuer's most recent published NAV as of the date of grant.