Peakstone Realty Trust — Director's Dealing 2021

Jan 26, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (N/A)
CIK: 0001600626
Period of Report: 2021-01-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-01-22	Common Stock	A	72464	—	Acquired	200299.643	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On January 22, 2021, the Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 72,464 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. The RSUs will vest in full in accordance with the award agreement for the RSUs, the Reporting Person's employment agreement and any other agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.

F2: Includes shares of Class E Common Stock of the Issuer previously 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.