DENVER, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT), a leading industrial real estate investment trust, today announced that Philip Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at the Wachovia Global Real Estate Securities Conference at the Palace Hotel in New York. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the 'Event Calendar' page of the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.dctindustrial.com. A webcast replay will also be available for at least four weeks following the conference on the 'Presentation Archive' page.

About DCT Industrial Trust

DCT Industrial Trust 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. As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned, managed or had under development 75.8 million square feet of assets leased to approximately 850 customers, including 14.6 million square feet managed on behalf of three institutional joint venture partners. Additional information is available at http://www.dctindustrial.com.

SOURCE DCT Industrial Trust Inc.