NORCROSS, Ga. (June 4, 2007) – Wells Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. announced today its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.1467 per share for the second quarter of 2007. The distribution will be paid later this month to Wells REIT shareholders of record as of the close of business June 15, 2007.

The distribution is unchanged from the previous quarter.

REIT quarterly distributions may include dividend income as well as return of capital and capital gains. Wells REIT is a public, nontraded REIT focused primarily on office and industrial properties. Wells REIT is closed to new investors.