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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Forward Looking Statements,” “Business,” and “Properties” contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our industry, business and future financial results. Our actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements.”

Overview

References to “Easterly,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” refer to Easterly Government Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with our consolidated subsidiaries including Easterly Government Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to herein as our operating partnership. We present certain financial information and metrics “at Easterly Share,” which is calculated on an entity-by-entity basis. “At Easterly Share” information, which we also refer to as being “at share,” “pro rata,” “our pro rata share” or “our share” is not, and is not intended to be, a presentation in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

We are an internally managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate approximately 90% of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies, either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration, which we refer to herein as the GSA. Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

We focus primarily on acquiring, developing and managing U.S. Government-leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working closely with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives. We continue to pursue opportunities to add properties to our portfolio, including acquiring properties leased to state and local governments with strong creditworthiness and other opportunities that directly or indirectly support the mission of select government agencies. As of December 31, 2025, we wholly owned 93 operating properties and ten operating properties through an unconsolidated joint venture (the “JV”) in the United States encompassing approximately 10.4 million leased square feet (9.8 million pro rata), including 93 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies, six operating properties leased to tenant agencies of a U.S. state or local government and four operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants. As of December 31, 2025, our operating properties were 97% leased. For purposes of calculating percentage leased, we exclude from the denominator total square feet that was unleased and to which we attributed no value at the time of acquisition. In addition, we wholly owned three properties under development that we expect will encompass approximately 0.2 million leased square feet upon completion.

Our operating partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all of our business. We are the sole general partner of our operating partnership and owned approximately 96.6% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in our operating partnership, which we refer to herein as common units, as of December 31, 2025. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT and believe that we have operated and have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Reverse Stock Split and Reduction in Authorized Shares

On April 28, 2025, we effected a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock, which reverse stock split was previously approved by our Board of Directors (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result, every 2.5 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were consolidated into 1 share. Concurrently with the Reverse Stock Split, our operating partnership completed a corresponding 1-for-2.5 reverse unit split of outstanding common units and LTIP units (the “Reverse Unit Split”). All share and per share amounts, including earnings per share, in these financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, the Reverse Stock Split reduced the number of shares outstanding on April 28, 2025 from 112,263,028 to 44,905,158. On May 8, 2025, we reduced the number of our authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 80,000,000, in proportion with the 1-for-2.5 Reverse Stock Split effected by us on April 28, 2025. The par

value of the common stock remained unchanged at $0.01 per share following both the Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in authorized shares. For additional information, see Note 9, Note 10 and Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquisitions

On April 3, 2025, we acquired a 289,873 square foot facility leased primarily to the District of Columbia Government with a lease through February 2038.

On May 7, 2025, we acquired a 74,549 leased square foot Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) facility near Burlington, Vermont with a 10-year lease that does not expire until May 2031.

On August 28, 2025, we acquired a 138,125 leased square foot York Space Systems facility in Greenwood Village, Colorado with a 10-year lease through December 2031.

On January 16, 2026, we acquired a 297,713 leased square foot campus consisting of three real estate operating properties near Richmond, Virginia. The assets are leased primarily to the Commonwealth of Virginia and have lease expirations ranging from 2027 to 2036.

Developments

On May 19, 2025, we acquired 100% of the membership interests in an entity that has the sole rights to a development project in Fort Myers, Florida for $1.8 million. On July 2, 2025, in connection with such development rights, we acquired land to develop an approximately 64,000 square foot laboratory for $5.8 million. The laboratory will be primarily leased to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement over a 25-year non-cancelable term.

On June 11, 2025, we acquired land to develop a 40,035 square foot Federal District and Federal Magistrate Courthouse in Medford, Oregon for $1.9 million. The courthouse will be primarily leased to the GSA for beneficial use of the Judiciary of the U.S. Government (“JUD”) over a 20-year non-cancelable term.

Disposition

On September 29, 2025, we sold ICE - Otay, a 52,881 rentable square foot office building located in San Diego, California, to a third party. Net proceeds from the sale of the operating property were approximately $3.5 million and we did not recognize a gain or loss on the sale. We assessed the recoverability of the carrying amount of ICE - Otay upon a change in circumstances and events to sell the property during the third quarter of 2025. The assessment resulted in the remeasurement of ICE - Otay, which was written down to its estimated fair value. Our estimate of the fair value was based on a pending offer to acquire the property. The remeasurement resulted in an impairment loss of $2.5 million, which is included in Impairment loss in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

The financial information presented below summarizes the results of operations of our company for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

For the years ended December 31,

Revenues

Expenses

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses (445 ) 1,527 (1,972 )

Other income (expense)

Income from unconsolidated real estate venture 6,781 6,051 730

Gain on the sale of real estate — 171 (171 )

Revenues

Total revenues increased $34.0 million to $336.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $302.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $32.1 million increase in Rental income is primarily attributable to the three operating properties acquired since December 31, 2024 and a full period of operations from the nine operating properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $0.7 million decrease in Tenant reimbursements is primarily attributable to a decrease in tenant project reimbursements.

The $0.2 million increase in Asset management income is attributable to the fee earned by us for asset management of the JV from a full period of operations from the one property acquired during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $2.4 million increase in Other income is primarily attributable to an increase in interest income.

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $27.1 million to $252.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $225.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $7.3 million increase in Property operating expenses is primarily attributable to the three operating properties acquired since December 31, 2024 as well as a full period of operations from the nine operating properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $3.0 million increase in Real estate taxes is primarily attributable to the three operating properties acquired since December 31, 2024 as well as a full period of operations from the nine operating properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $17.6 million increase in Depreciation and amortization is primarily attributable to the three operating properties acquired since December 31, 2024 as well as a full period of operations from the nine operating properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The $1.6 million increase in Corporate and general administrative costs was primarily due to an increase in non-cash compensation.

The $2.0 million decrease in Provision for (recovery of) credit losses is primarily due to a downward adjustment to our credit allowance due to net paydowns of Real estate loan receivable and change in market conditions.

Income from unconsolidated real estate venture

The $0.7 million increase in Income from unconsolidated real estate venture is primarily attributable to our pro rata share of operations from a full period of operations from the one operating property acquired by the JV during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net increased by $12.0 million to $74.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $62.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase is primarily attributable to the fixed rate senior unsecured notes issued in 2024 and 2025.

Gain on the sale of real estate

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized a Gain on the sale of a land parcel totaling $0.2 million.

Impairment loss

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, we recognized an impairment loss totaling $2.5 million for our ICE – Otay property to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value. ICE – Otay was a 52,881 rentable square foot office building located in San Diego, California.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Information pertaining to fiscal year 2023 was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 on page 40 under Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated tenant improvements, development activities at JUD – Flagstaff, JUD – Medford and FL – Fort Myers, planned and possible acquisitions of properties, stockholder distributions to maintain our qualification as a REIT, potential repurchases of common stock under our share repurchase program and other capital obligations associated with conducting our business. At December 31, 2025, we had approximately $23.4 million available in cash and cash equivalents, $10.3 million of restricted cash and there was approximately $200.8 million available under our revolving credit facility.

Our primary expected sources of capital are as follows:

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existing cash balances;

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operating cash flow;

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distribution of cash flows from the JV;

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available borrowings under our 2024 revolving credit facility;

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issuance of long-term debt;

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issuance of equity, including under our 2021 ATM Program (as described below); and

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asset sales.

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds to pay for the following:

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development and redevelopment activities, including major redevelopment, renovation or expansion programs at JUD – Flagstaff, JUD – Medford, FL – Fort Myers and other individual properties;

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potential property acquisitions;

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tenant improvements, allowances and leasing costs;

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recurring maintenance and capital expenditures;

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debt repayment requirements;

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commitments to fund advancements through loan receivables;

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corporate and administrative costs;

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interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness;

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interest swap payments;

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distribution payments; and

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potential repurchases of common stock under our share repurchase program.

Our long-term liquidity needs, in addition to recurring short-term liquidity needs as discussed above, consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for acquisitions, non-recurring capital expenditures, and scheduled debt maturities. Although we may be able to anticipate and plan for certain of our liquidity needs, unexpected increases in uses of cash that are beyond our control and which affect our financial condition and results of operations may arise, or our sources of liquidity may be fewer than, and the funds available from such sources may be less than, anticipated or required. As of the date of this filing, there were no known commitments or events that would have a material impact on our liquidity.

Equity

Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3

On February 28, 2024, we filed an automatic universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, which was deemed automatically effective and provides for the registration of unspecified amounts of securities. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any such offerings of securities in the future.

ATM Programs

We entered into separate equity distribution agreements on each of December 20, 2019 (the “2019 ATM Program”) and June 22, 2021 (the “2021 ATM Program”) with various financial institutions. Pursuant to the 2021 ATM Program, we may issue and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million from time to time in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Under the 2021 ATM Program, we may enter into one or more forward transactions (each, a “forward sale transaction”) under separate master forward sale confirmations and related supplemental confirmations with each of the various financial institutions party to the 2021 ATM Program for the sale of shares of our common stock on a forward basis.

The 2019 ATM Program, which also provided for the issuance and sale of shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million in “at the market” offerings and forward sale transactions, was terminated on April 30, 2025 and there were no issuances under the 2019 ATM Program during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to issuances under the 2021 ATM Program in each fiscal quarter for the year ended December 31, 2025 (amounts in thousands except share amounts):

For the Three Months Ended: Number of Shares Issued (1) Net Proceeds (1)

(1)

Shares issued by us, which were all issued in settlement of forward sale transactions. As of December 31, 2025, we had settled all of our outstanding forward sale transactions under the 2021 ATM Program. We accounted for the forward sale transactions as equity.

(2)

Share amounts have been retrospectively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.

We used the net proceeds received from such sales for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $236.2 million of gross sales of our common stock available under the 2021 ATM Program.

Share Repurchase Program

On April 28, 2022, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program whereby we may repurchase up to 1,815,597 shares of our common stock (adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split), or approximately 5% of our outstanding shares as of the authorization date. We are not required to purchase shares under the share repurchase program, but may choose to do so in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and amounts based on our evaluation of market conditions and other factors.

No repurchases of shares of our common stock were made under the share repurchase program during the year ended December 31, 2025.

Debt

Indebtedness Outstanding

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

Principal Outstanding Interest Current

Loan December 31, 2025 Rate (1)(2) Maturity

Revolving credit facility:

Total revolving credit facility 199,050

Term loan facilities:

Total term loan facilities 300,000

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees (2,800 )

Total term loan facilities, net 297,200

Notes payable:

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees (6,116 )

Mortgage notes payable:

Total mortgage notes payable 151,700

Less: Total unamortized deferred financing fees (355 )

Less: Total unamortized premium/discount (154 )

Total mortgage notes payable, net 151,191

(1)

Effective interest rates are as follows: 2016 term loan facility 5.59%, 2018 term loan facility 5.53%, 2017 series A senior notes 4.15%, 2017 series B senior notes 4.23%, 2017 series C senior notes 4.37%, 2019 series A senior notes 3.82%, 2019 series B senior notes 3.91%, 2019 series C senior notes 4.04%, 2021 series A senior notes 2.74%, 2021 series B senior notes 2.99%, 2024 series A senior notes 6.74%, 2024 series B senior notes 6.73%, 2025 series A senior notes 6.36%, 2025 series B senior notes 6.51%, USFS II – Albuquerque 3.92%, ICE – Charleston 3.93%, VA – Loma Linda 3.78%, CBP – Savannah 4.12%.

(2)

At December 31, 2025, the USD SOFR with a five day lookback (“SOFR” or “S”) was 3.66%. The current interest rate is not adjusted to include the amortization of deferred financing fees or debt issuance costs incurred in obtaining debt or any unamortized fair market value premiums. The spread over the applicable rate for each of our $400.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility(the “2024 revolving credit facility”), our $200.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (as amended,

our “2018 term loan facility”) and our $100.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility (as amended, our “2016 term loan facility”) is based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as set forth in the respective loan agreements.

(3)

Our 2024 revolving credit facility had available capacity of $200.8 million at December 31, 2025, in addition to an accordion feature that provides us with additional capacity of up to $300.0 million, subject to syndication of the increase and the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions.

(4)

Our 2024 revolving credit facility has two six-month as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

(5)

Our 2016 term loan facility is subject to three interest rate swaps with effective dates of December 23, 2024 and a notional value of $100.0 million, which effectively fixes the interest rate at 5.31% annually. The spread over SOFR is based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2016 term loan facility agreement.

(6)

Our 2016 term loan facility has two one-year as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

(7)

Our 2018 term loan facility is subject to three interest rate swaps, one of which has an effective date of March 24, 2025 and the remaining two have an effective date of June 30, 2025. The three swaps have an aggregate notional value of $200.0 million, which effectively fix the interest rate at 5.09% annually. The spread over SOFR is based on our consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in our 2018 term loan facility agreement.

(8)

Our 2018 term loan facility has two one-year as-of-right extension options subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee.

(9)

We entered into two $50.0 million treasury lock agreements to fix the Treasury rate of our 2025 series B senior notes. For a more complete description of the treasury lock agreements, see Note 7 Derivatives and Hedging Activities.

2016 Term Loan Facility

On January 8, 2025, we entered into the ninth amendment to our senior unsecured term loan agreement, dated as of September 29, 2016, to extend the maturity date of our 2016 term loan facility from January 30, 2025 to January 28, 2028. Additionally, the ninth amendment increased the capacity limit on the accordion feature from $150.0 million to $250.0 million.

Effective September 30, 2025, we entered into the tenth amendment to our senior unsecured term loan agreement, dated as of September 29, 2016, to remove the minimum consolidated tangible net worth financial covenant.

2025 Senior Note Agreement

On March 20, 2025, we entered into a master note purchase agreement pursuant to which the Operating Partnership agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of up to $125 million of fixed rate, senior unsecured notes (“Senior Notes”) consisting of (i) 6.13% 2025 Series A Senior Notes due March 20, 2030 (“2025 series A senior notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million, and (ii) 6.33% 2025 Series B Senior Notes due March 20, 2032 (“2025 series B senior notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million. The Senior Notes were issued on March 20, 2025. We, together with various subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership, have guaranteed the 2025 series A senior notes and the series B senior notes.

2018 Term Loan Facility

On August 21, 2025, we entered into a fifth amendment to our second amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of July 23, 2021, to extend the maturity date of our 2018 term loan facility from July 23, 2026 to August 21, 2028 and upsize lender commitment from $174.5 million to $200.0 million. Further, we may exercise, at our discretion, two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. Lastly, the term loan amendment also removes the minimum consolidated tangible net worth financial covenant and includes an accordion feature that provides the Company with additional capacity, subject to the satisfaction of customary terms and conditions, of up to $100.0 million. In connection with the extension, we recognized an aggregate $0.1 million loss on debt extinguishment during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, which is included in Interest expense, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

2024 Revolving Credit Facility

Effective September 2, 2025, we amended the credit agreement governing our 2024 revolving credit facility to remove the minimum consolidated tangible net worth financial covenant.

See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our 2024 revolving credit facility, our 2018 term loan facility and our 2016 term loan facility.

Our 2024 revolving credit facility, term loan facilities, notes payable, and mortgage notes payable are subject to ongoing compliance with a number of financial and other covenants. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants.

The chart below details our debt capital structure as of December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

Debt Capital Structure December 31, 2025

Total principal outstanding $ 1,675,750

Weighted average maturity 4.2 years

Weighted average interest rate 4.6 %

% Variable debt 11.9 %

% Fixed debt (1) 88.1 %

% Secured debt 8.8 %

(1)

Our 2016 term loan facility and 2018 term loan facility are swapped to be fixed and as such are included as fixed rate debt in the table above.

Material Cash Commitments

The following table shows our material cash commitments as of December 31, 2025:

Payments due by period

Development property obligations (1) 48,952 48,952 — — — — —

(1)

Due to the long-term nature of certain construction and development contracts included in this line, the amounts reported in the table represent our estimate of the timing for the related obligations being paid.

On April 1, 2025, the borrower of the real estate loan receivable paid off approximately $15.0 million of the outstanding balance of the loan reducing our total commitment. As of both December 31, 2025 and the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the outstanding balance of the loan receivable was $35.6 million and our remaining obligation to fund was $0.4 million. We expect to fund the remaining commitment through the anticipated maturity of the loan on August 31, 2027, depending on the borrower's election to use the commitments. For a more complete description of the real estate loan receivable, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Unconsolidated Real Estate Venture

We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling interest or are the primary beneficiary in a variable interest entity. From time to time, we may have off-balance sheet unconsolidated real estate ventures and other unconsolidated arrangements with varying structures.

As of December 31, 2025, our investment in the JV was $304.7 million. As of December 31, 2025, we committed capital, net of return of over committed capital, to the JV totaling $329.7 million and have a remaining capital commitment of $8.5 million. None of the properties owned by the JV are encumbered by mortgage indebtedness.

Dividend Policy

In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute to our stockholders, on an annual basis, at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. We anticipate distributing all of our taxable income. We expect to make quarterly distributions to our stockholders in a manner intended to satisfy this requirement. Prior to making any distributions for U.S. federal tax purposes or otherwise, we must first satisfy our operating and debt service obligations. It is possible that it would be necessary to utilize cash reserves, liquidate assets at unfavorable prices or incur additional indebtedness in order to make required distributions. It is also possible that our board of directors could decide to make required distributions in part by using shares of our common stock.

A summary of dividends declared by the board of directors per share of common stock and per common unit (as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split and Reverse Unit Split) of our operating partnership at the date of record is as follows:

Quarter Declaration Date Record Date Pay Date Dividend

We use long-term investment partnership units in our operating partnership (“LTIP units”), which we refer to herein as LTIP units, as a form of performance-based award and service-based award for annual long-term incentive equity compensation. LTIP units are convertible into common units upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. Prior to the end of the performance period as set forth in the applicable LTIP unit award, holders of performance-based LTIP units are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 10% of the dividend paid per common unit of our operating partnership. After the end of the performance period, the number of LTIP units, both vested and unvested, that LTIP award recipients have earned, if any, are entitled to receive dividends in an amount per LTIP unit equal to dividends, both regular and special, payable per common unit of our operating partnership. Holders of LTIP units that are not subject to the attainment of performance goals are entitled to receive dividends per LTIP unit equal to 100% of the dividend paid per common unit beginning on the grant date.

Cash Flow

Comparison of Cash Flow for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for our company for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

For the years ended December 31,

(Amounts in thousands)

Net cash provided by (used in):

Operating Activities

We generated $259.2 million and $162.6 million of cash from operating activities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 included $125.2 million in net cash from rental activities net of expenses, $115.4 million related to the changes in tenant accounts receivables, prepaid expense and other assets, real estate loan interest receivable, deferred revenue associated with operating leases, principal payments on operating lease obligations and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and distributions from investment in unconsolidated real estate venture of $18.6 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 included $107.0 million in net cash from rental activities net of expenses, $43.5 million related to the changes in tenant accounts receivables, prepaid expense and other assets, real estate loan interest receivable, deferred revenue associated with operating leases, principal payments on operating lease obligations and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and distributions from investment in unconsolidated real estate venture of $12.1 million.

Investing Activities

We used $285.3 million and $409.6 million in cash for investing activities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily included $180.0 million in real estate acquisitions and deposits, $76.6 million in additions to development properties, $34.1 million in additions to operating

properties and $14.3 million in investment in real estate loan receivable, net, offset by $16.2 million in repayments of real estate loan receivable and $3.5 million in proceeds from sale, net. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily included $188.1 million in real estate acquisitions and deposits, $116.0 million in additions to development properties, $40.1 million in investment in unconsolidated real estate venture, $35.4 million in additions to operating properties, and $34.2 million in investment in real estate loan receivable, net, offset by $2.2 million in proceeds from sale, net and $2.0 million in distributions from investment in unconsolidated real estate venture.

Financing Activities

We generated $31.9 million and $252.9 million in cash from financing activities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Net cash generated in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 included $125.0 million in note payable issuances, $63.6 million in gross proceeds from issuance of shares of our common stock and $25.5 million in term loan proceeds offset by $94.6 million in dividends, $75.5 million in net paydowns under the revolving credit facility, $4.9 million in deferred financing costs, $4.6 million in mortgage debt repayment, $1.9 million in treasury lock settlement and $0.7 million in the payment of deferred offering costs. Net cash generated by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 included $200.0 million in note payable issuances, $195.6 million in net draws under the revolving credit facility, and $71.8 million in gross proceeds from issuance of shares of our common stock offset by $115.9 million in dividends, $64.3 million in mortgage debt repayment, $25.5 million in term loan repayments, $7.9 million in deferred financing costs and $0.9 million in the payment of deferred offering costs.

Comparison of Cash Flow for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Information pertaining to fiscal year 2023 was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 on page 47 under Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which was filed with SEC on February 25, 2025.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use and present FFO and Core FFO as supplemental measures of our performance. The summary below describes our use of FFO and Core FFO and provides information regarding why we believe these measures are meaningful supplemental measures of our performance and reconciles these measures from net income, presented in accordance with GAAP.

Funds From Operations and Core Funds From Operations

FFO is a supplemental measure of our performance. We present FFO calculated in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”) definition set forth in the Nareit FFO White Paper – Restatement 2018. FFO includes the REIT’s share of FFO generated by unconsolidated affiliates. In addition, we present Core FFO for certain other adjustments that we believe enhance the comparability of our FFO across periods and to the FFO reported by other publicly traded REITs. FFO is a supplemental performance measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry to assist investors and analysts in comparing results of REITs.

FFO is defined by Nareit as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding:

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Depreciation and amortization related to real estate.

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Gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets.

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Gains and losses from change in control.

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Impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity.

We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance, and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting results.

We adjust FFO to present Core FFO as an alternative measure of our operating performance, which, when applicable, excludes items which we believe are not representative of ongoing operating results, such as liability management related costs (including losses on extinguishment of debt and modification costs), provision for (recovery of) credit losses, catastrophic event charges, depreciation of non-real estate assets, and the unconsolidated real estate venture’s allocated share of these adjustments. In future periods, we may also exclude other items from Core FFO that we believe may help investors compare our results. We believe Core FFO more accurately reflects the ongoing operational and financial performance of our core business.

FFO and Core FFO are presented as supplemental financial measures and do not fully represent our operating performance. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating FFO and Core FFO or use other definitions of FFO and Core FFO and, accordingly, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to other REITs. Neither FFO nor Core FFO is intended to be a measure of cash flow or liquidity. Please refer to our financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, for purposes of evaluating our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to FFO and Core FFO for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 (dollars in thousands):

For the years ended December 31,

Gain on sale of operating property — (171 ) —

Impairment loss 2,545 — —

Adjustments to FFO:

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses (445 ) 1,527 —

Natural disaster event expense, net of recovery 168 95 69

Unconsolidated real estate venture allocated share of above adjustments 65 66 66

Factors That May Influence Future Results of Operations

Revenue

Our revenues primarily arise from the rental of space to tenants in our properties and tenant reimbursements, which include reimbursement for operating expenses, which are determined by the base year operating expenses and are subject to reimbursement in subsequent years largely based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. Our revenue also includes amounts due from tenants for real estate taxes, projects and other reimbursements. Real estate taxes over the base year are reimbursed by the tenant.

Approximately 90% of our rental income comes from U.S. Government tenants. We expect that leases to agencies of the U.S. Government will continue to be our primary source of revenues for the foreseeable future. Due to such concentration, adverse events or conditions that affect the U.S. Government could have a more negative effect on our financial condition and operations than if our tenant base was more diverse. However, positive or negative changes in conditions in local markets, such as changes in economic or other conditions, employment rates, local tax and budget conditions, recession, competition for real property investments in these markets, uncertainty about the future and other factors are significantly less likely to impact our overall performance.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses generally consist of repairs and maintenance, utilities, roads and grounds, property management fees, insurance, janitorial and other operating expenses. Factors that may impact our ability to control these operating expenses include increases in utilities, increases in third party management expenses, increases in insurance premiums, increases in repair and maintenance costs and expenses related to inclement weather. Additionally, the cost of compliance with zoning and building codes as well as local, state and federal tax laws may impact our expenses. As a public company our annual general and administrative expenses are meaningfully higher due to legal, insurance, accounting, audit and other expenses related to corporate governance, SEC reporting, other compliance matters and the costs of operating as a public company. Increases in costs from any of the foregoing factors may adversely affect our future results and cash flows. Circumstances such as declines in market rental rates or increased competition may cause revenues to decrease, although the expenses of owning and operating a property will not necessarily decline. For certain of our properties, expenses may vary with occupancy, while costs arising from our property investments, interest expense and general maintenance will not be materially reduced even if a property is not fully occupied. As a result, our future cash flow and results of operations may be adversely affected and losses could be incurred if revenues decrease in the future.

Cost of Funds and Interest Rates

We expect future changes in interest rates will impact our overall performance. We manage and may continue to manage our market risk on variable rate debt by entering into interest rate swap agreements or similar instruments, subject to maintaining our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although we may seek to cost-effectively manage our exposure to future rate increases through such means, a portion of our overall debt may at various times float at then current rates.

Development Activities

As of December 31, 2025, we had three properties under development. We intend to continue to engage in development and redevelopment activities with respect to our properties, including build-to-suit new developments and redevelopments for existing U.S. Government tenant agencies. These development activities may include some risks such as:

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the availability and timely receipt of zoning and other regulatory approvals;

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development costs exceeding expectations;

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cost overruns and untimely completion of construction (including risks beyond our control, such as weather or labor conditions, or material shortages);

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the inability to complete construction and leasing of a property on schedule, resulting in increased debt service expense and development and redevelopment costs; and

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the availability and pricing of financing on favorable terms or at all.

Inflation

Substantially all of our leases provide for operating expense escalation. We believe inflationary increases in expenses may be at least partially offset by the contractual expense escalations described above. We do not believe inflation has had a material impact on our historical financial position or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base these estimates, judgments, and assumptions on historical experience, current trends, and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, or different assumptions were made, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, resulting in different financial results or a different presentation of our financial statements.

Below is a discussion of the accounting policies that we consider critical to an understanding of our financial condition and operating results that may require complex or significant judgment in their application or require estimates about matters which are inherently uncertain. A discussion of our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, can be found in Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies,” of our consolidated financial statements.

Real Estate Properties Acquired

When we acquire real estate properties, we allocate the purchase price to numerous tangible and intangible components. The fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities is estimated using future cash flow models. Our process for determining the allocation to these components requires many estimates and assumptions, including the following: (1) determination of market land, rental, discount and capitalization rates; (2) estimation of leasing and tenant improvement costs associated with the remaining term of acquired leases; (3) assumptions used in determining the in-place lease and if-vacant value including the rental rates, period of time that it would take to lease vacant space and estimated tenant improvement and leasing costs; and (4) allocation of the if-vacant value between land and building. A change in any of the above key assumptions can materially change not only the presentation of acquired properties in our consolidated financial statements but also our reported results of operations.

We completed acquisitions of three wholly owned operating properties for an aggregate purchase price of $169.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. We completed acquisitions of nine wholly owned operating properties for an aggregate purchase price of $184.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. These transactions were accounted for as asset acquisitions, and the purchase price of each was allocated based on the relative fair value of the asset acquired and liabilities assumed.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In addition to consideration of impairment upon the events or changes in circumstances described above, we regularly evaluate the remaining lives of our long-lived assets. If we change our estimate of the remaining lives, we allocate the carrying value of the affected assets over their revised remaining lives.

On a quarterly basis, we assess the recoverability of the carrying amount of our real estate and related intangibles. Our assessment resulted in the remeasurement of ICE – Otay in the third quarter of 2025, which was written down to its estimated fair value. Our estimate of the fair value was based on a pending offer from a third party to acquire the property. The remeasurement resulted in an impairment loss of $2.5 million, which is included in "Impairment loss" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2024, no impairment related to our long-lived assets was identified.

Impairment of Unconsolidated Real Estate Venture

We account for our investment in the unconsolidated real estate venture under the equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, we initially recognize our investment at cost and subsequently adjust the carrying amount of the investment for our share of the earnings or losses, distributions received, and other-than-temporary impairments.

Our unconsolidated real estate venture is evaluated for impairment when conditions exist that may indicate that the decrease in the carrying amount of our investment has occurred and is other than temporary. Triggering events or impairment indicators for our unconsolidated real estate venture include, recurring operating losses of an investee, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investee, the ability of an investee to sustain an earnings capacity, a carrying amount that exceeds the fair value of the investment and that decline in fair value is other-than-temporary. Upon determination that an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, a write-down is recognized to reduce the carrying amount of investment to its estimated fair value. Fair value estimates are made as of a specific point in time, are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgement.

As of December 31, 2025, the carrying amount of our investment in our unconsolidated real estate venture was $304.7 million, or approximately 9.0% of our total assets. As of December 31, 2024, the carrying amount of our investment in our unconsolidated real estate venture was $316.5 million, or approximately 9.8% of our total assets. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, no other-than-temporary impairment related to our unconsolidated real estate venture was identified.

Loan Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

The measurement of expected credit losses under the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology (“ASU 2016-13”) is applicable to our financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures such as unfunded loan commitments. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2020 and apply this methodology to our loan receivables and off-balance sheet credit exposure. To determine our expected credit losses under CECL, we utilize a probability of default (“PD”) and loss given default (“LGD”) methodology. We determined that we have one portfolio segment and reserve for loan losses on an asset-specific basis. We have a limited history of incurred losses and consequently have elected to employ external data to perform our CECL calculation. Our model's inputs consider a default grade or industry relative default grade associated with the borrower and prospective tenant funding the development to determine an appropriate default risk and allowance for credit loss under the PD and LGD methodology. If a reserve is recorded, the allowance is increased as a provision for credit losses and is decreased by charge-offs when losses are confirmed through the receipt of assets such as cash or via ownership control of the underlying collateral in full. The allowance for loan losses reflects management's estimate of loan losses as of the balance sheet date.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at both fixed and variable rates. We manage and may continue to manage our market risk on variable rate debt by entering into swap arrangements to, in effect, fix the rate on all or a portion of the debt for varying periods up to maturity. This in turn, reduces the risks of variability of cash flows created by variable rate debt and mitigates the risk of increases in interest rates. Our objective when undertaking such arrangements will be to reduce our floating rate exposure and we do not intend to enter into hedging arrangements for speculative purposes.

As of December 31, 2025, $1.5 billion, or 88.1% of our debt, excluding unamortized premiums and discounts, had fixed interest rates or rates effectively fixed through interest rate swaps and $199.1 million, or 11.9%, had variable interest rates based on SOFR. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt fluctuate by 25 basis points, interest expense would increase or decrease, depending on rate movement, future earnings and cash flows, by $0.5 million annually.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

This item is included in a separate section at the end of this report beginning on page F-1.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management carried out an evaluation required by the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a -15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2025. Based on this evaluation our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or

submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2025. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013 Framework). Based on our assessment management concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which appears on page F-2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

(a)

On February 18, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the adoption of an Executive Cash Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”) under which Darrell W. Crate, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and other named executive officers, namely Michael P. Ibe, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Development and Acquisitions and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Allison E. Marino, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Franklin V. Logan, the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary are eligible to receive severance cash payments in the event of a qualifying termination of employment with the Company.

Involuntary Termination Outside of the Change in Control Period:

Under the terms of the Executive Severance Plan, in the event that an eligible participant’s employment is terminated by the Company or an affiliate without Cause (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan) and due to a reason other than such participant’s death or Disability (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan) or the eligible participant resigns for Good Reason (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), and such termination or resignation occurs outside of the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan) and ending (i) for Mr. Crate, 24 months after the date that the Change in Control is consummated, (ii) for Mr. Ibe and Ms. Marino, 18 months after the date that the Change in Control is consummated and (iii) for Mr. Logan, 12 months after the date that the Change in Control is consummated (the “Change in Control Period”), the eligible participant will be entitled to receive (1) an amount equal to (A) for Mr. Crate, three times, (B) for Mr. Ibe and Ms. Marino, one and a half times and (C) for Mr. Logan, one times the sum of (x) the eligible participant’s annual base salary at the rate in effect as of the date of termination and (y) the eligible participant’s target annual cash incentive compensation (“Target Bonus”) in effect immediately prior to the date of termination, (2) a pro-rated portion of the eligible participant’s Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the date of termination and (3) an amount equal to the eligible participant’s monthly COBRA premiums on the date of termination multiplied by 24. Such amounts are payable in a lump sum within 60 days of the date of termination.

Receipt of such severance payments and benefits is subject to the eligible participant’s execution and the effectiveness of a separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to and provided by the Company that contains, among other provisions, a general release of claims in favor of the Company and related persons and entities, confidentiality, return of property and non-disparagement provisions, a reaffirmation of the eligible participant’s Continuing Obligations (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a post-employment noncompetition agreement, and provides that if the eligible participant breaches any of the Continuing Obligations, all severance payments and benefits shall immediately cease.

Involuntary Termination During a Change in Control Period:

If an eligible participant’s employment is terminated by the Company or an affiliate without Cause and for a reason other than the participant’s death or Disability or if an eligible participant resigns for Good Reason and such termination or resignation occurs during the Change in Control Period, the eligible participant will be entitled to receive (1) an amount equal to (A) for Mr. Crate, three times, (B) for Mr. Ibe and Ms. Marino, two times and (C) for Mr. Logan, one and a half times the sum of (x) the eligible participant’s annual base salary at the rate in effect as of the date of termination or the date of the Change in Control, whichever is higher, and (y) the eligible participant’s Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the date of termination or the date of the Change in Control, whichever is higher, (2) a pro-rated portion of the eligible participant’s Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the date of termination or the date of the Change in Control, whichever is higher, and (3) an amount equal to the eligible participant’s monthly COBRA premiums on the date of termination multiplied by 24. Such amounts are payable in a lump sum within 60 days of the date of termination.

Receipt of such severance payments and benefits is subject to the eligible participant’s execution and the effectiveness of a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities.

Termination Due to Death or Disability:

If an eligible participant’s employment is terminated due to the eligible participant’s death or Disability, the eligible participant will be entitled to receive (1) a pro-rated portion of the eligible participant’s Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the date of termination and (2) an amount equal to the eligible participant’s monthly COBRA premiums on the date of termination multiplied by 18. Such amounts are payable in a lump sum within 60 days of the date of termination.

The foregoing description of the Executive Severance Plan does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of such plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.34 and incorporated herein by reference.

(b)

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The other information required by Item 10 will be set forth in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we anticipate will be filed no later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or our Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

We have an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities that applies to all of our directors, officers, employees and other covered persons. We believe that our insider trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and listing standards applicable to us. It is also our policy to comply with all insider trading laws and regulations. A copy of our insider trading policy is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by Item 11 will be set forth in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table summarizes certain information about our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2025 (adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split).

(a) (b) (c)

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders — — —

(1)

Includes information related to the Company's 2015 and 2024 Equity Incentive Plans.

(2)

The amount in column (a) includes 984,704 LTIP units (adjusted for the Reverse Unit Split) issued under our 2015 and 2024 Equity Incentive Plans that, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, are convertible into common units, which may then be redeemed for cash, or, at our option, an equal number of shares of common stock, subject to certain restrictions. There is no exercise price associated with LTIP units.

(3)

The amount in column (c) excludes the number of LTIP units referenced in column (a) and 74,978 shares of restricted common stock (adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split) issued under our 2015 and 2024 Equity Incentive Plans.

(4)

The amount in column (c) includes forfeited awards under prior plans.

Additional information concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management required by Item 12 will be set forth in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by Item 13 will be set forth in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by Item 14 will be set forth in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule

Financial Statements

The financial statements listed in the accompanying index to financial statements beginning on page F-1 are filed as a part of this report.

Financial Statement Schedule

The financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index to financial statements beginning on page S-1 are filed as a part of this report.

All other schedules for which provision is made in Regulation S-X are either not required to be included herein under the related instructions or are inapplicable or the related information is included in the footnotes to the applicable financial statement and, therefore, have been omitted.

Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:

Exhibit Exhibit Description

10.34*† Easterly Government Properties, Inc. Executive Cash Severance Plan

21.1* List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant

23.1* Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents

† Exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, on February 23, 2026.

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.

By: /s/ Darrell W. Crate

Name: Darrell W. Crate

Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date

Darrell W. Crate

Allison E. Marino

Brian M. Colantuoni

/s/ William H. Binnie Chairman of the Board of Directors February 23, 2026

William H. Binnie

Michael P. Ibe

/s/ Cynthia A. Fisher Director February 23, 2026

Cynthia A. Fisher

/s/ Scott D. Freeman Director February 23, 2026

Scott D. Freeman

/s/ Emil W. Henry, Jr. Director February 23, 2026

Emil W. Henry, Jr.

/s/ Tara S. Innes Director February 23, 2026

Tara S. Innes

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 238) F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 F-4

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-10

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income (loss), of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

F-2

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Purchase Price Allocation of Real Estate Properties Acquired

As described in Notes 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company acquired three real estate operating properties in asset acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $169.9 million. Management allocated the aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions based on the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. When the Company acquires real estate properties, management allocates the purchase price to numerous tangible and intangible components. The fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities is estimated using future cash flow models. Management’s process for determining the allocation to these components requires many estimates and assumptions, including: (i) determination of market land, rental, discount and capitalization rates, (ii) estimation of leasing and tenant improvement costs associated with the remaining term of acquired leases, (iii) assumptions used in determining the in-place lease and if-vacant value including the rental rates, period of time that it would take to lease vacant space and estimated tenant improvement and leasing costs, and (iv) allocation of the if-vacant value between land and building.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to purchase price allocation of real estate properties acquired is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value estimate of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities used in the purchase price allocation; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to market land rates, rental rates, discount rates, capitalization rates, leasing costs, tenant improvement costs, and the period of time that it would take to lease vacant space, as applicable to the acquired asset or assumed liability; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the real estate acquisitions, including controls over management’s assumptions related to market land rates, rental rates, discount rates, capitalization rates, leasing costs, tenant improvement costs, and the period of time that it would take to lease vacant space, as applicable to the acquired asset or assumed liability, which were used to develop the fair value estimate of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and allocate the purchase price to the tangible and intangible components. These procedures also included, among others, (i) reading the purchase agreements, (ii) testing management’s process for developing the fair value estimate of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities used in the purchase price allocation, (iii) evaluating the appropriateness of the future cash flow models used by management, (iv) testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the future cash flow models, and (v) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management related to market land rates, rental rates, discount rates, capitalization rates, leasing costs, tenant improvement costs, and the period of time that it would take to lease vacant space, as applicable to the acquired asset or assumed liability, for certain of the real estate operating properties acquired. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to market land rates, rental rates, discount rates, capitalization rates, leasing costs, tenant improvement costs, and the period of time that it would take to lease vacant space, as applicable to the acquired asset or assumed liability, involved evaluating whether the assumptions used by management were reasonable considering the consistency with external market data and consistency with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating the reasonableness of (i) the market land and rental rates assumptions for the three real estate operating properties acquired and (ii) the discount rates, capitalization rates, leasing costs, tenant improvement costs, and the period of time that it would take to lease vacant space, as applicable to the acquired asset or assumed liability, assumptions for certain of the real estate operating properties acquired.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 23, 2026

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

F-3

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

Assets

Investment in unconsolidated real estate venture 304,721 316,521

Interest rate swaps — 717

Liabilities

Interest rate swaps 3,034 —

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 109,686 101,271

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income (4,578 ) 683

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership 46,433 65,999

(1) As of December 31, 2024, the Company reclassified $0.6 million from Common Stock to Additional Paid-in-Capital due to the reduction in shares outstanding in connection with the Reverse Stock Split effective April 28, 2025.

Share and per share data have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a 1 for 2.5 reverse stock split, effective April 28, 2025, and a reduction in authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 80,000,000, in proportion with the 1 for 2.5 reverse stock split, effective May 8, 2025.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-4

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

For the years ended December 31,

Revenues

Expenses

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses (445 ) 1,527 —

Other income (expense)

Income from unconsolidated real estate venture 6,781 6,051 5,498

Gain on the sale of real estate — 171 —

Impairment loss (2,545 ) — —

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership (554 ) (1,025 ) (2,256 )

Net income available to Easterly Government Properties, Inc. per share:

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

Dividends declared per common share $ 2.01 $ 2.65 $ 2.65

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts in thousands)

For the years ended December 31,

Other comprehensive gain (loss):

Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership (554 ) (1,025 ) (2,256 )

Other comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest 194 89 350

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

Grant of unvested restricted stock 12,994 — — — — — — -

Contribution of property for common units — — — — — — 219 219

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps — — — — — (1,675 ) (350 ) (2,025 )

Grant of unvested restricted stock 26,984 — — — — — — -

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps — — — — — (1,188 ) (89 ) (1,277 )

Grant of unvested restricted stock, net 47,994 — — — — — — —

Fractional shares settled (2) (63 ) — — — — — — —

(1) As of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company reclassified $0.6 million, $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, from Common Stock to Additional Paid-in-Capital due to the reduction in shares outstanding in connection with the Reverse Stock Split effective April 28, 2025.

(2)No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, we paid cash to shareholders who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share. The total cash payment for fractional shares amounted to less than $0.1 million, which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

For the years ended December 31,

Cash flows from operating activities

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

Income from unconsolidated real estate venture (6,781 ) (6,051 ) (5,498 )

Amortization of above- / below-market leases (1,829 ) (1,935 ) (2,730 )

Amortization of loan premium / discount (21 ) (675 ) (1,098 )

Amortization of real estate loan origination fees (145 ) (58 ) —

Amortization of treasury lock settlement 217 — —

Gain on the sale of real estate — (171 ) —

Impairment loss 2,545 — —

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses (445 ) 1,527 —

Net change in:

Real estate loan interest receivable (2,756 ) (1,229 ) —

Principal payments on operating lease obligations (676 ) (672 ) (497 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 4,306 4,875 6,136

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from sale of operating properties, net 3,492 2,173 —

Distributions from investment in unconsolidated real estate venture — 2,037 103

Investment in unconsolidated real estate venture — (40,071 ) (17,736 )

Repayments of real estate loan receivable 16,174 — —

Investment in real estate loan receivable, net (14,213 ) (34,229 ) —

Cash flows from financing activities

Payment of deferred financing costs (4,896 ) (7,861 ) —

Term loan repayments — (25,500 ) —

Treasury lock settlement (1,945 ) — —

Payment of offering costs (673 ) (916 ) (397 )

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

For the years ended December 31,

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $ 69,211 $ 57,223 $ 47,530

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Deferred financing accrued, not paid — 30 —

Offering costs accrued, not paid 3 21 16

Deferred asset acquisition costs accrued, not paid 14 — —

Properties acquired for common units — — 219

Contingent consideration accrued, not received — — 41

Right-of-use asset and liability adjustment due to remeasurement 1,825 — —

Exchange of Common Units for Shares of Common Stock

Total $ — $ — $ —

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2015. The operations of the Company are carried out primarily through Easterly Government Properties, LP (the “Operating Partnership”) and the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Easterly Government Properties, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships, including the Operating Partnership, except where context otherwise requires.

We are an internally managed REIT, focused primarily on the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. Government agencies that serve essential functions. We generate approximately 90% of our revenue by leasing our properties to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”). Our objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders over the long term through dividends and capital appreciation.

We focus primarily on acquiring, developing and managing U.S. Government-leased properties that are essential to supporting the mission of the tenant agency and strive to be a partner of choice for the U.S. Government, working closely with the tenant agency to meet its needs and objectives. We continue to pursue opportunities to add properties to our portfolio, including acquiring properties leased to state and local governments with strong creditworthiness and other opportunities that directly or indirectly support the mission of select government agencies. As of December 31, 2025, we wholly owned 93 operating properties and ten operating properties through an unconsolidated joint venture (the “JV”) in the United States encompassing approximately 10.4 million leased square feet, including 93 operating properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies, six operating properties leased to tenant agencies of a U.S. state or local government and four operating properties that were entirely leased to private tenants. As of December 31, 2025, our operating properties were 97% leased. For purposes of calculating percentage leased, we exclude from the denominator total square feet that was unleased and to which we attributed no value at the time of acquisition. In addition, we wholly owned three properties under development that we expect will encompass approximately 0.2 million leased square feet upon completion. All references to square footage and asset age within the notes are unaudited.

The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of our assets and conducts substantially all of our business. The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and owned approximately 96.6% of the aggregate limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, which we refer to herein as common units, as of December 31, 2025. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT and believe that we have operated and have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Reverse Stock Split and Reduction in Authorized Shares

On April 28, 2025, we effected a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock, which reverse stock split was previously approved by our Board of Directors (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result, every 2.5 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were consolidated into 1 share. Concurrently with the Reverse Stock Split, the Operating Partnership completed a corresponding 1-for-2.5 reverse unit split of outstanding common units and LTIP units (the “Reverse Unit Split”). All share and per share amounts, including earnings per share, in these financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, the Reverse Stock Split reduced the number of shares outstanding on April 28, 2025 from 112,263,028 to 44,905,158. On May 8, 2025, we reduced the number of our authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 80,000,000, in proportion with the 1-for-2.5 Reverse Stock Split effected by us on April 28, 2025. The par value of the common stock remained unchanged at $0.01 per share following both the Reverse Stock Split and the reduction in authorized shares. For additional information, see Note 9, Note 10 and Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, including Easterly Government Properties TRS, LLC and Easterly Government Services, LLC, the Operating Partnership and its other subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties comprise all tangible assets we hold for rent or development. Real property is recognized at cost less accumulated depreciation. Third party costs related to asset acquisitions are capitalized. Development, re-development and certain costs directly related to the improvement of real properties are capitalized. Maintenance and repair expenses are charged to expense as incurred.

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the amount of the purchase price allocated among different categories of assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets; and the amount of costs assigned to individual properties in multiple property acquisitions;

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where the amortization of the components appear over time in our consolidated statements of operations. Allocations to above- and below-market leases are amortized into rental revenue, whereas allocations to most of the other tangible and intangible assets are amortized into depreciation and amortization expense. As a REIT, this is important to us since much of the investment community evaluates our operating performance using non-GAAP measures such as Funds From Operations, the computation of which includes rental revenue but does not include depreciation and amortization expense; and

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the timing over which the items are recognized as revenue or expense in our consolidated statements of operations. For example, for allocations to the as-if vacant value, the land portion is not depreciated and the building portion is depreciated over a longer period of time than the other components (generally 40 years). Allocations to above- and below-market leases and in-place lease value are amortized over significantly shorter time frames, and if individual tenants’ leases are terminated early, any unamortized amounts remaining associated with those tenants are written off upon termination. These differences in timing can materially affect our reported results of operations.

Tenant improvements are capitalized in real property when we own the improvement. When we are required to provide improvements under the terms of a lease, we determine whether the improvements constitute landlord assets or tenant assets. If the improvements are considered landlord assets, we capitalize the cost of the improvements and recognize depreciation expense associated with such improvements generally over the shorter of the useful life of the assets or the term of the lease and recognize any payments from the tenant as rental revenue over the term of the lease. If the improvements are considered tenant assets, we defer the cost of improvements funded by us as a lease incentive asset and amortize it as a reduction of rental revenue over the term of the lease. Our determination of whether improvements are landlord assets or tenant assets also may affect when we commence revenue recognition in connection with a lease. In determining whether improvements constitute landlord or tenant assets, we consider numerous factors including: whether the improvements are unique to the tenant or reusable by other tenants; whether the tenant is permitted to alter or remove the improvements without our consent or without compensating us for any lost fair value; whether the ownership of the improvements remains with us or remains with the tenant at the end of the lease term; and whether the economic substance of the lease terms is properly reflected.

We capitalize pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of new development opportunities for which we currently believe future development is probable. Additionally, we capitalize interest expense, real estate taxes and direct and indirect project costs (including related compensation and other indirect costs) associated with properties, or portions thereof, undergoing construction, development and redevelopment activities. In capitalizing interest expense, if there is a specific borrowing for the property undergoing construction, development and redevelopment activities, we apply the interest rate of that borrowing to the average accumulated expenditures that do not exceed such borrowing; for the portion of expenditures exceeding any such specific borrowing, we apply our weighted average interest rate on unsecured borrowings to the expenditures. We continue to capitalize costs while construction, development or redevelopment activities are underway until the building is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, at which time rental

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income recognition can commence and rental operating costs, real estate taxes, insurance, and other subsequent carrying costs are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation of an asset begins when it is available for use and is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Each period, depreciation is charged to expense and credited to the related accumulated depreciation account. A used asset acquired is depreciated over its estimated remaining useful life, not to exceed the life of a new asset. Range of useful lives for depreciable assets are as follows:

Category Term

Buildings 40 years

Building improvements 5 - 40 years

Furniture and equipment 3 - 7 years

We regularly evaluate whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could indicate an impairment in the value of long-lived assets. If there is an indication that the carrying value of an asset is not recoverable, we estimate the projected undiscounted cash flows to determine whether an asset may be impaired. We determine the amount of any impairment loss by comparing the historical carrying value to estimated fair value. We estimate fair value through an evaluation of recent financial performance and projected discounted cash flows using standard industry valuation techniques. Fair value estimates are made as of a specific point in time, are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment. In addition to consideration of impairment upon the events or changes in circumstances described above, we regularly evaluate the remaining lives of our long-lived assets. If we change our estimate of the remaining lives, we allocate the carrying value of the affected assets over their revised remaining lives. From time to time, natural disasters or other loss events may result in damage or destruction to our assets. In these instances, any loss on involuntary conversion is recognized as Depreciation and amortization in our Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the damage occurred.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets include all cash and liquid investments that mature three months or less from when they were purchased. Cash equivalents are reported at cost, which approximates fair value. We maintain our cash in bank accounts in amounts that may exceed federally insured limits at times. We have not experienced any losses in these accounts and believe that we are not exposed to significant credit risk because our accounts are deposited with major financial institutions.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of amounts escrowed for future real estate taxes, insurance, capital expenditures and debt service, as required by certain of our mortgage debt agreements or lease agreements.

Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Venture

We analyze each real estate venture to determine whether the entity should be consolidated. If it is determined that an entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which we have a variable interest, we assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE to determine whether it should be consolidated. We are not the primary beneficiary of an entity when we do not have voting control, lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance or other partners have substantive participatory rights, we do not have the obligation to absorb losses or we do not have the right to receive returns from the VIE that could potentially be significant. If we determine that the entity is not a VIE, then we base our consolidation assessment on whether we have a controlling financial interest in the entity. Management uses its judgment when determining if we are the primary beneficiary of, or have a controlling financial interest in, an entity in which we have a variable interest. Factors considered in determining whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance include voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, and the extent of our involvement in the entity.

We use the equity method of accounting for investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures when we have significant influence but do not control the entity. Under the equity method, we record our investment in "Investment in unconsolidated real estate venture" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and our proportionate share of earnings or losses, pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreement as these may change depending on returns, in "Income from unconsolidated real estate venture" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. We classify distributions received from equity method investees within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows using the nature of distribution approach. Under this method, cash flows generated from the operations of an unconsolidated real estate venture are classified as a return on investment (cash inflow from operating activities) and

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cash flows from property sales, debt refinancing or sales of our investments are classified as a return of investment (cash inflow from investing activities).

We earn revenue from asset and property management services to our unconsolidated real estate venture. These fees are determined following the terms specific to each arrangement. We account for this revenue gross of our ownership interest in the respective real estate venture and recognize such revenue as "Asset management income" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations when earned. Our proportionate share of related expense is recognized in "Income from unconsolidated real estate venture".

We assess quarterly whether there are any indicators, including underlying property operating performance and general market conditions, that the value of our investment may be impaired. We consider an investment in a real estate venture impaired if we determine that its fair value is less than the net carrying value of the investment on an other-than-temporary basis. If our analysis indicates that there is an other-than-temporary impairment related to the investment in a particular real estate venture, the carrying value of the venture will be adjusted to an amount that reflects the estimated fair value of the investment.

Receivables and Credit Losses

Tenant accounts receivable on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets includes accrued rental income and other tenant accounts receivables. We accrue rental and other tenant income earned, but not yet received, in accordance with GAAP.

Non-tenant receivables are included in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We account for loans receivable at their unamortized cost, net of any unamortized deferred fees or costs, premiums or discounts and an allowance for credit losses. Loan fees and direct costs associated with loans originated by us are deferred and amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loan as interest income.

The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to our financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures such as unfunded loan commitments. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2020 and apply this methodology to our loan receivables and off-balance sheet credit exposure. To determine our expected credit losses under CECL, we utilize a probability of default (“PD”) and loss given default (“LGD”) methodology. We determined that we have one portfolio segment and reserve for loan losses on an asset-specific basis. We have a limited history of incurred losses and consequently have elected to employ external data to perform our CECL calculation. Our model's inputs consider a default grade or industry relative default grade associated with the borrower and prospective tenant funding the development to determine an appropriate default risk and allowance for credit loss under the PD and LGD methodology. If a reserve is recorded, the allowance is increased as a provision for credit losses and is decreased by charge-offs when losses are confirmed through the receipt of assets such as cash or via ownership control of the underlying collateral in full. The allowance for loan losses reflects management's estimate of loan losses as of the balance sheet date.

Deferred Costs

Deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs include costs incurred in obtaining debt that are capitalized and are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the associated debt liability that is not a line-of-credit arrangement on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements are presented as an asset in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs are amortized through interest expense over the life of the respective loans on a basis which approximates the effective interest method. Any unamortized amounts upon early repayment of debt are written off in the period of repayment as a loss on extinguishment of debt. Fully amortized deferred financing fees and debt issuance costs are removed from the books upon maturity of the underlying debt.

Deferred offering costs include certain legal, accounting and other third-party fees that are directly associated with in-process equity financings until such financings are consummated. After consummation of the equity financing, these costs are recorded as a reduction to capital. Should the equity no longer be considered probable of being consummated, the deferred offering costs would be expensed immediately as a charge to Corporate general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Deferred leasing commissions include commissions, compensation costs of leasing personnel for those leases which commenced prior to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) on January 1, 2019, and other direct and incremental costs incurred to obtain new tenant leases as well as to renew existing tenant leases and are presented in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leasing commissions are capitalized and

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amortized over the terms of the related leases upon lease commencement using the straight-line method. If a lease terminates prior to the expiration of its initial term, any unamortized costs related to the lease are accelerated into amortization expense. Changes in leasing commissions are presented in the cash flows from operating activities section of the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Interest Rate Hedges

Our primary objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable- rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for our making fixed- rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Derivatives are used to hedge the cash flows associated with interest rates on existing debt as well as future debt. We recognize derivatives as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value. We defer the effective portion of changes in fair value of the designated cash flow hedges to accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) or loss (“AOCL”) and reclassify such deferrals to interest expense as interest expense is recognized on the hedged forecasted transitions. We recognize the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of interest rate derivatives directly in interest expense. When an interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge no longer qualifies for hedge accounting, we recognize changes in fair value of the hedge previously deferred to AOCI or AOCL, along with any changes in fair value occurring thereafter, through earnings. We do not use interest rate derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. We manage counterparty risk by only entering into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other risk factors.

We use standard market conventions and techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis, option pricing models, replacement cost and termination cost in computing the fair value of derivatives at each balance sheet date. We made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a gross basis by counterparty portfolio.

Please refer to Note 7 for more information pertaining to interest rate derivatives.

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards define fair value as the exit price, or the amount that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The standards also establish a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of us. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy of these inputs is broken down into three levels: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is most significant to the fair value measurement.

Recurring fair value measurements

The fair values of our interest rate swaps are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities in such interest rates. While we determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and our counterparties. We have determined that the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments made to its derivative contracts, which determination was based on the fair value of each individual contract, was not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, all of our derivatives held as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other assets and accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of fair values because of the short maturities of these instruments.

Please refer to Note 8 for more information pertaining to fair value measurements.

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Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consists primarily of lump sum reimbursements made by tenants to us for landlord improvements in excess of a tenant improvement allowance. Lump sum reimbursements are recorded as Deferred revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the life of the lease through Rental income. Deferred revenue also includes rent received in advance, which is recognized within Rental income once earned.

Non-Controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests relate to the common units of the Operating Partnership not owned by us. Unitholders receive a distribution per unit equivalent to the dividend per share of our common stock. Pursuant to ASC 810 with respect to the accounting and reporting for non-controlling interest changes and changes in ownership interest of a subsidiary, changes in parent’s ownership interest when the parent retains controlling interest in the subsidiary should be accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amount of the non-controlling interest shall be adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary, with the offset to equity attributable to us.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income includes base rents paid by each tenant in accordance with its lease agreement conditions. We recognize rental income on a straight-line basis over the lease term of each lease. For acquisitions of existing buildings, we recognize rental income from leases already in place coincident with the date of property closing. Lease incentives are recorded as a deferred asset and amortized as a reduction of revenue on a straight-line basis over the respective lease term. Above- and below-market leases are amortized into rental income over the terms of the respective leases. Further, Rental income includes certain tenant reimbursement income (real estate taxes, operating expenses, utility usage, and other reimbursements), which are accrued as variable lease payments in the same periods as the related expenses are incurred in accordance with ASC 842.

Tenant reimbursement income includes revenue from tenant construction projects. When revenue and costs for such projects can be estimated with reasonable accuracy, we recognize a percentage of the total estimated revenue on a project based on the cost of services provided on the project as of a point in time relative to the total estimated costs on the project (percentage of completion method). When these criteria do not apply to a project, we recognize revenue from that project using the completed contract method. Fully reimbursed income was included within Tenant reimbursements and associated expenses were included in Property operating expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other income includes income on the associated tenant reimbursement construction projects, parking income, interest income recognized from our real estate loan receivable and other miscellaneous income.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule

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