Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.

Annually, the board of directors undertakes a robust self-evaluation process which is administered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with the assistance of outside counsel. Members of the board complete a detailed, confidential questionnaire which provides for ratings in key areas and also seeks subjective comments. Outside counsel collects and analyzes the data and reports the results and information compiled from the questionnaires to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Comments pertaining to Board Committees are shared with each respective Committee chairperson, and comments regarding the full board are shared with the full board. Matters requiring follow up are addressed by the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Chair of the Board, or Chair of the applicable Board Committee, as appropriate.