DENVER, CO (REIT Media) March 11, 2008 - DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT), a leading industrial real estate investment trust, today announced that the Board of Directors declared that the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the Company's headquarters located at 518 17th Street, Suite 800, in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. Mountain time.

Stockholders of record on March 26, 2008 will receive a copy of the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proxy materials will be mailed on or about April 11, 2008.

About DCT Industrial Trust

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading industrial real estate company that owns, operates and develops high-quality bulk distribution and light industrial properties in high-volume distribution markets in the U.S. and Mexico. The Company owns or manages more than 74 million square feet of assets leased to approximately 850 corporate customers, including 11 million square feet managed on behalf of three institutional joint venture partners. Additional information is available at http://www.dctindustrial.com.