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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Jensen, Vice President – Investor Relations
310.255.7751 or mjensen@douglasemmett.com



Christopher Anderson Elected As
Director of Douglas Emmett


SANTA MONICA, California—November 17, 2011—Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that Christopher Anderson has been elected to its Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to have Chris as a Board member,” commented Jordan Kaplan, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Chris has over 35 years of experience in the Los Angeles real estate industry and is one of our largest shareholders.  Before his retirement five years ago, Chris had been a founder and key executive of our predecessor, worked in the financial industry and served as an officer in the United States Army. We expect to benefit greatly from his judgment and real estate and business expertise.”

Mr. Anderson’s full biography is available at www.douglasemmett.com.

About Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in premier submarkets in Southern California and Hawaii.  Douglas Emmett’s properties are concentrated in ten submarkets – Brentwood, Olympic Corridor, Century City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills, Burbank and Honolulu.  Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.  Douglas Emmett maintains a website at www.douglasemmett.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Except for the historical facts, the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements based on our beliefs about, and assumptions made by, and information currently available to us about known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that may be beyond our control or ability to predict.  Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect.  As a result, our actual future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material.  Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements to anticipate future results or trends.  For a discussion of some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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