Edgar Filing: DUKE REALTY CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 25, 2012.


		DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
		*DUKE REALTY CORPORATION* *ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS* *600 EAST 96TH STREET-SUITE 100* *INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240*


		Meeting Information
		Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
		For holders as of: February 27, 2012
		Date: April 25, 2012 Time: 3:00 PM EDT
		Location: Conrad Indianapolis
		50 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204
		You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.
		This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

		We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.


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ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT

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— How To Vote —

Please Choose One of the Following Voting Methods

Vote In Person: If you would like to attend the annual meeting and vote in person, please contact the Company at (317) 808-6063 (Attention: Ms. Barb Jackson) for directions to the annual meeting. You are entitled to attend the annual meeting only if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on February 27, 2012 or hold a valid proxy for the annual meeting. You should be prepared to present photo identification for admittance. If you are not a shareholder of record, but hold shares through a broker, trustee or nominee, you must provide proof of beneficial ownership as of the record date, such as your most recent account statement prior to February 27, 2012 or similar evidence of ownership. If you do not provide photo identification and comply with the others procedures outlined above, you will not be admitted to the annual meeting. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.

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Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by requesting a paper copy of the materials, which will include a proxy card.

Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

1. Election of Directors

1a. Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr

1b. William Cavanaugh III

1c. Alan H. Cohen

1d. Ngaire E. Cuneo

1e. Charles R. Eitel

1f. Martin C. Jischke, PhD

1g. Dennis D. Oklak

1h. Melanie R. Sabelhaus

1i. Peter M. Scott, III

1j. Jack R. Shaw

1k. Lynn C. Thurber

1l. Robert J. Woodward, Jr.

2. Resolved, that shareholders approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as discussed and disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the executive compensation tables, and any narrative executive compensation disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement.

3. To ratify the reappointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year 2012.

NOTE: The Board of Directors may transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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