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: Sitzer Nina Momtazee (See Remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2020-12-31	Common Stock	F	3553.525	$8.92	Disposed	28618.674	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 8,021.50 previously reported, time-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on January 15, 2020. The shares of Class E Common Stock underlying the restricted stock units were delivered upon vesting.

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.