COLUMBIA, MD. - Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) announced today the appointment of Mary Ellen Fowler as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations.

Ms. Fowler was formerly a Senior Relationship Manager/National Accounts Team for Key Bank, Cleveland, Ohio.

In her position, Ms. Fowler will manage the Company's public market communication among investors, analysts and the news media. She will convey the Company's financial results and activities to external audiences and cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and potential retail and institutional investors.

In addition, she will be responsible for coordinating and negotiating our financing requirements.

"We are confident that Mary Ellen's background and knowledge will be a tremendous asset to our efforts with investors, analysts and the banking community," stated Randall M. Griffin, President and Chief Operating Officer.

Ms. Fowler has worked in the banking industry for twenty years, including the last nine years as a Senior Relationship Manager/National Accounts Team with Key Bank. In this position she worked closely with REITs and real estate companies on their debt and equity requirements and with investment bankers and analysts that cover REITs.

She earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Accounting from LeMoyne College and an MBA from Syracuse University.

Company Information

Corporate Office Properties Trust is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition and development of suburban office properties located in select Mid-Atlantic submarkets. The Company currently owns 102 office properties totaling 7.9 million rentable square feet.

Corporate Development Services, the Company's development company, provides a wide range of development and construction management services. In addition, Corporate Office Services provides land planning, design/build services, consulting and merchant development for third party entities. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OFC.

More information on Corporate Office Properties Trust can be found on the Internet at www.copt.com.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking information based upon the Company's current best judgment and expectations. Actual results could vary from those presented herein. The risks and uncertainties associated with the forward-looking information include the strength of the commercial office real estate market in which the Company operates, competitive market conditions, general economic growth, interest rates and capital market conditions. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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