(Source: PrimeNewswire)ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. ("Piedmont") has been notified of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" by MPF DeWaay Fund 8, LLC, MPF REIT Fund 1, LLC, MPF Badger Acquisition Co., LLC, Lemon Creek Operating Partnership, LP, MPF Senior Note Program I and II, LP, SCM Special Fund 2, LP and MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively, "MPF") to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of stock of Piedmont at a price of $4.00 per share. MPF states the $4.00 per share offer price will be reduced by the amount of any dividends declared or made with respect to the shares between October 26, 2009 and November 30, 2009 or such other date to which the offer is extended. Piedmont is not in any way affiliated with MPF, and believes this offer is not in the best interests of its stockholders. The Board of Directors of Piedmont has carefully evaluated the terms of MPF's offer and unanimously recommends that stockholders reject MPF's offer and not tender their shares.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has issued "Investor Tips" on mini-tender offers, which are available at www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm. Piedmont also encourages financial advisors and broker dealers as well as other market participants to review the SEC's and the New York Stock Exchange's ("NYSE's") recommendations on the dissemination of mini-tender offers. These recommendations are available at www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm and in the Information Memo Number 01-27, issued by the NYSE on Sept. 28, 2001, which can be found under the "Regulation -- NYSE -- Rules & Interpretations -- Information Memos" tab at www.nyse.com.

Piedmont has filed with the SEC a Schedule 14D-9 providing a detailed response to MPF's offer. Piedmont encourages stockholders to read the Schedule 14D-9 before making a decision regarding the offer.