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UNITED STATES

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

 

** IMPORTANT NOTICE **

 

___ Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in Duke Realty Corporation, and the materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available.

 

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

 

 

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 04/29/09

Proxy Materials Available

 

•        2009 Proxy Statement

•        Proxy Card

•        2008 Annual Report

 

 

  

 

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION

ATTN: SHONA BEDWELL

600 EAST 96TH STREET, SUITE 100

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46240

  

 

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See the Reverse Side for Annual Meeting Information and Instructions on How to Vote


 

Meeting Information

           

 

How To Vote

Meeting Type:         Annual            

 

LOGO

 

Vote In Person

Meeting Date:         04/29/09

Meeting Time:        3:00 P.M., EDT

For holders as of:   03/02/09

 

Meeting Location:

Conrad Indianapolis

50 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

 

             

To reserve your seat at the annual meeting, please call 800-875-3366 or send an email to ir@dukerealty.com. You can obtain directions to the annual meeting by calling 800-875-3366. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.

 

           

 

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Vote By Internet

               

To vote now by Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on April 28, 2009. Have your notice in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions.

 

 

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Voting items           

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR ALL NOMINEES.”

          

1.      Proposal to elect twelve directors to serve for a term of one year.

        

 

NOMINEES:

        

01)  Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.

02)  Barrington H. Branch

03)  Geoffrey Button

04)  William Cavanaugh III

05)  Ngaire E. Cuneo

06)  Charles R. Eitel

 

07)  Martin C. Jischke, Ph.D.

08)  L. Ben Lytle

09)  Dennis D. Oklak

10)  Jack R. Shaw

11)  Lynn C. Thurber

12)  Robert J. Woodward, Jr.

        

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THIS PROPOSAL.

 

2.       Proposal to ratify the reappointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THIS PROPOSAL.

 

3.       Proposal to approve the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the shares of common stock that may be issued thereunder by 3,900,000 shares and re-approve a list of qualified business criteria for performance based awards in order to preserve Federal income tax deductions.

 

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

     

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