Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal


           Year.

On October 12, 2022, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (the "Company"), filed Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Amendment and Restatement, as amended (the "Articles of Amendment") with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland to change its name to "Elme Communities." The Articles of Amendment became effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 17, 2022. In addition, the Company amended its Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the "Amended and Restated Bylaws"), effective October 17, 2022, solely to reflect the name change.

In connection with the name change, the Company intends to change its trading symbol on the New York Stock Exchange for the Company's shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, from "WRE" to "ELME". The trading symbol change is expected to take place on October 20, 2022.

The foregoing description of the Articles of Amendment and Amended and Restated Bylaws is a summary only, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Articles of Amendment and Amended and Restated Bylaws, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD.

On October 17, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its legal name change and corporate rebranding. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished with this report on Form 8-K:



Exhibit
  No.       Description

 3.1          Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement,
            effective as of October 17, 2022

 3.2          Amended and Restated Bylaws of Washington Real Estate Investment
            Trust, as amended

 3.3          Redline of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Washington Real Estate
            Investment Trust, as amended

99.1          Press release issued October 17, 2022

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document).

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