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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit322.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear12312016exhibit311.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.ex231-gcearxconsentey.htm
EX-10.3 - EXHIBIT 10.3 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.ex103-gcearxdirectorcompen.htm
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.ex102-gcearxformofrestrict.htm
10-K - 10-K - Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.gcear1231201610-k.htm


Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 (the “Report”), hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:
(i)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:
March 14, 2017
By:
/s/    Kevin A. Shields
 
 
 
Kevin A. Shields
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)