Peakstone Realty Trust — Director's Dealing 2021

Jan 4, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (N/A)
CIK: 0001600626
Period of Report: 2020-12-31

Reporting Person: ESCALANTE MICHAEL J (Director, See Remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2020-12-31	Common Stock	F	9027.87	$8.92	Disposed	729742.316	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of Class E Common Stock of the Issuer withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting, on December 31, 2020, of 183,054.50 previously reported, time-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on May 1, 2019. The shares of Class E Common Stock underlying the restricted stock units were not delivered upon vesting, but instead will be deferred for delivery on May 1, 2023, or, if sooner, upon the Reporting Person's termination of employment, pursuant to a deferral election previously made by 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.