Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

FORM OF TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT 
 This
Tax Protection Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of             , 2015, by and among Easterly Government Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(“EGPLP”), and Michael P. Ibe (“Contributor”) in connection with the contribution of certain real property assets (the “Properties’) by Contributor and certain of his affiliates to EGPLP in exchange for limited
partnership units in EGPLP. This Agreement is being entered into for the benefit of the WD Indemnified Parties (as defined below). 
 Section 1
Definitions. 
 (a) “Applicable Tax Liability” shall mean, with respect to each WD Indemnified Party, an amount equal to the
aggregate federal, state and local income taxes incurred by such WD Indemnified Party attributable to the amount of Built-In Gain allocated to such WD Indemnified Party as a result of a breach of Section 2, and shall be determined using the
Effective Tax Rate. 
 (b) “Built-In Gain” shall mean, with respect to each Property: (i) the amount by which the fair market
value of the Property, as determined for federal income tax purposes, exceeds the WD Limited Partners’ basis in the Property for federal income tax purposes, immediately prior to the time the WD Limited Partners contributed the Property to
EGPLP, the amount of which is set forth on Annex A, minus (ii) the amortization of such amount on account of the reductions in the so-called “book-tax” disparity properly
attributable to the Property due to Code Section 704(c) allocations and reverse Code Section 704(c) allocations described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(6). For the avoidance of doubt, Built-In Gain shall be reduced by any
Built-In Gain that is recognized for federal income tax purposes during the Protected Period, including, without limitation, any Built-in Gain without duplication thereof, recognized by the WD Indemnified Parties as a result of a prior breach by
EGPLP of its obligations under this Agreement provided the WD Indemnified Parties were properly indemnified pursuant to Section 4(a) for such prior breach. 

(c) “Closing Date” means the date on which the Properties are contributed to EGPLP. 

(d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(e) “Effective Tax Rate” shall mean the highest effective federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to individuals
resident in San Diego, California, taking into account the character and type of the income recognized in the transaction giving rise to such taxes and the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal income tax purposes (unless and to the
extent that such WD Indemnified Party demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of EGPLP that such WD Indemnified Party is unable to deduct the state or local taxes for federal income tax purposes either because it is actually subject to the
Federal alternative minimum tax for the relevant taxable year or because such deductions are otherwise limited with respect to the WD Indemnified Party); provided, however, that if a WD Indemnified Party to whom the Effective Tax Rate
is being applied is a resident for state and local income tax purposes in a city other than San Diego, California, then the state and local income tax rate for purposes of determining the 

 
Effective Tax Rate for such WD Indemnified Party shall be the rate applicable in the state and city in which such WD Indemnified Party is resident. 

(f) “Government Entity” means any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency,
authority, department, board, tribunal, commission or instrumentality thereof, and any person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administration functions of or pertaining to any of the foregoing. 

(g) “OPUs” means any limited partnership interests in EGPLP held by a WD Limited Partner that were received on account of the
contribution of the Properties. 
 (h) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust),
limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof. 

(i) “Protected Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the eighth (8th) anniversary of the
Closing Date. 
 (j) “Protected Property” shall mean each of (i) the Properties, (ii) any direct or indirect interest in
any entity through which EGPLP owns a direct or indirect interest in any Property, and (iii) any property received by EGPLP or any entity in which EGPLP holds a direct or indirect interest as “substituted basis property” as defined in
Code Section 7701(a)(42) with respect to a Protected Property. 
 (k) “WD Indemnified Party” shall mean the Contributor and
each individual who (or, in the case of any entity that is subject to income tax on the Built-In Gain, each such entity that) as of the date hereof, directly or indirectly beneficially owns an interest in the OPUs, or any affiliate of the foregoing.

 (l) “WD Limited Partner” shall mean the Contributor and each other Person controlled by the Contributor that holds OPUs. 

Section 2 Restrictions on Dispositions of Protected Properties.  

(a) Subject to Section 2(b), during the Protected Period, neither EGPLP nor any entity in which EGPLP holds a direct or indirect interest
will consummate, directly or indirectly, a sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of any Protected Property or any interest therein in a transaction that results in the recognition by any WD Indemnified Party of all or any portion of the
Built-In Gain. 
 (b) Section 2(a) shall not apply to any sale or transfer as a result of the condemnation or other taking of any
Protected Property by a Government Entity in an eminent domain proceeding or otherwise. 
 Section 3 Elections. During the Protected Period,
EGPLP shall elect to use the “traditional method” of making allocations under Code Section 704(c) with respect to the Built-In Gain with respect to each Protected Property as provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

  
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 Section 4 Indemnification; Liability. 

(a) Indemnification for Breach. If a breach by EGPLP of any of its obligations or agreements under this Agreement during the Protected Period
results in any WD Indemnified Party recognizing all or any portion of the Built-In Gain for income tax purposes, then EGPLP shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless and, not later than 90 days following such breach, pay to such WD Indemnified Party an
amount equal to the sum of (1) the Applicable Tax Liability, plus (2) an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state, and local income taxes payable by the WD Indemnified Party as a result of the receipt of any payment required under
clause (1) and this clause (2) of this Section 4(a) (the “Gross-up Amount”), calculated by applying the Effective Tax Rate to any such additional income. The amount of the payments due under this Section 4(a), including
the Gross-up Amount, shall be computed without regard to any losses, credit, or other tax attributes that such WD Indemnified Party might have that would reduce its actual tax liability. 

(b) Exclusive Remedy. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the indemnity, defense and hold harmless obligations of EGPLP pursuant to
Section 4(a) hereof shall constitute liquidated damages for any breach by EGPLP of this Agreement, and shall be the sole remedy of the WD Indemnified Parties or WD Limited Partners for any such breach of this Agreement. No WD Indemnified Party
or WD Limited Partner shall bring any claim for specific performance under this Agreement for any breach of this Agreement, other than a claim for performance of the payment obligations set forth in this Section 4. 

(c) Limitations. 

(i) For the avoidance of doubt, EGPLP shall not be liable to any WD Indemnified Party for any income or gain (i) allocated
to such WD Indemnified Party with respect to OPUs that is not the result of a breach by EGPLP of its obligations or agreements under this Agreement, or (ii) resulting from distributions by EGPLP made with respect to the class of limited
partnership units in EGPLP that includes the OPUs that are made to all holders of units of such class. 
 (ii) No officer,
director, limited partner or employee of EGPLP or any of its affiliates (other than the general partner of EGPLP) shall have any liability for any breach of the obligations and agreements of EGPLP under this Agreement. 

(d) Process for Resolving Disputes. If EGPLP has breached or violated any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement (or a WD Indemnified
Party asserts that EGPLP has breached or violated any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement), EGPLP and the WD Indemnified Party agree to negotiate in good faith to resolve any disagreements regarding any such breach or violation and the
amount of damages, if any, payable to such WD Indemnified Party under Section 4(a). If any such disagreement cannot be resolved by EGPLP and such WD Indemnified Party within sixty (60) days after the receipt of a notice of disagreement
from either party, EGPLP and the WD Indemnified Party shall jointly retain a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm (an “Accounting Firm”) to act as an arbitrator to resolve as expeditiously as possible all points of any
such disagreement (including, without limitation, whether a breach of any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement has occurred and, if so, the 

  
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amount of damages to which the WD Indemnified Party is entitled as a result thereof, determined as set forth in Section 4(a)). All determinations made by the Accounting Firm with respect to
the resolution of any breach or violation of any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement and the amount of damages payable to the WD Indemnified Party under Section 4(a) shall be final, conclusive and binding on EGPLP and the WD
Indemnified Party. The fees and expenses of any Accounting Firm incurred in connection with any such determination shall be shared equally by EGPLP and the WD Indemnified Party, provided that if the amount determined by the Accounting Firm to be
owed by EGPLP to the WD Indemnified Party (i) is equal to or greater than the amount proposed by the WD Indemnified Party prior to the submission of the matter to the Accounting Firm, then all of the fees and expenses of any Accounting Firm
incurred in connection with any such determination shall be paid by EGPLP or (ii) is equal to or less than the amount proposed by the EGPLP prior to the submission of the matter to the Accounting Firm, then all of the fees and expenses of any
Accounting Firm incurred in connection with any such determination shall be paid by the WD Indemnified Party. 
 Section 5. Tax Treatment and
Reporting; Tax Proceedings. 
 (a) Appointment of Representative. Each WD Indemnified Party that is or becomes a beneficiary to this
Agreement, as a condition to becoming a beneficiary to this Agreement, agrees for EGPLP’s benefit that Michael P. Ibe (the “Representative”) alone will represent and act on behalf of the WD Indemnified Parties (and each hereby
irrevocably appoints the Representative as his, her, or its representative) for the purpose of giving any notice, consent, approval or waiver required or contemplated in this Agreement, and each agrees that EGPLP shall be fully entitled to rely
conclusively on any such notice, consent, approval, waiver or other determination by the Representative as an action by the appointed and authorized representative of the WD Indemnified Parties. In addition, each WD Indemnified Party acknowledges
and agrees that wherever, in this Agreement, EGPLP is required to make a payment to any of the WD Indemnified Parties, so long as EGPLP has delivered the payment in question to the Representative or an account designated by the Representative in
writing for the benefit of the WD Indemnified Parties, as applicable, EGPLP shall be deemed to have fully satisfied the payment obligation in question. 

(b) Tax Treatment of Transaction. Each of the parties hereto shall treat the contribution of the Properties to EGPLP in exchange for the OPUs
for federal income tax purposes as a contribution under Code Section 721. No party hereto shall, at any time during or with respect to the Protected Period, take any contrary or inconsistent position in any federal or state income tax returns
or for any income tax purposes, except pursuant to a final determination (as defined in Code Section 1313(a)) with a Government Entity. 

(c) Notice of Tax Audits. If any claim, demand, assessment (including a notice of proposed assessment) or other assertion is made with respect
to taxes against any WD Indemnified Party, WD Limited Partner or EGPLP the calculation of which involves a matter covered in this Agreement (“Tax Claim”) or if EGPLP, a WD Indemnified Party or a WD Limited Partner receives any notice from
any jurisdiction with respect to any current or future audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding (“Proceeding”) involving the WD Indemnified Parties, WD Limited Partners or EGPLP that otherwise could involve a matter

  
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covered in this Agreement, then EGPLP, the WD Limited Partners or the WD Indemnified Parties, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other parties of such Tax Claim or Proceeding. 

(d) Participation in Tax Proceedings. EGPLP shall have the right to participate, at its own expense, in any tax audits or proceedings of the
WD Limited Partners and WD Indemnified Parties that relate to a matter that is covered by this Agreement, and the WD Limited Partners or WD Indemnified Parties (as applicable) shall not settle or otherwise resolve any such matter without
EGPLP’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The WD Limited Partners and the WD Indemnified Parties (as applicable) shall keep EGPLP reasonably informed of the details and status of any such tax
audits and proceedings (including providing EGPLP with copies of all written correspondence regarding such matter). 
 Section 7 Miscellaneous.

 (a) Assignment. No WD Indemnified Party shall assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder to any Person without the prior written
consent of EGPLP, which consent EGPLP may grant or withhold in its sole discretion, and any such assignment undertaken without such consent shall be null and void. 

(b) Integration, Waiver. This Agreement (including any Annex hereto) and that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of January 26,
2015, entered into by and among, inter alia, EGPLP and the Contributor, embody and constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings,
representations and statements, whether oral or written. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, modified, amended, discharged or terminated except by an instrument signed by the party against whom the enforcement of such
waiver, modification, amendment, discharge or termination is sought, and then only to the extent set forth in such instrument. No waiver by a party hereto of any failure or refusal by any other party to comply with its obligations hereunder shall be
deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent failure or refusal to so comply. 
 (c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. 
 (d) Captions Not
Binding; Annexes. The captions in this Agreement are inserted for reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement or of any of the provisions hereof. All Annexes attached hereto shall be incorporated by
reference as if set out herein in full. 
 (e) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 (f) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any Persons or circumstances shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held
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term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

(g) Notices. Any notice to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be given in writing by either (i) personal delivery,
(ii) registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (iii) facsimile transmission (provided such facsimile is followed by an original of such notice by mail or personal delivery as provided herein), and any such
notice shall be deemed communicated as of the date of delivery (including delivery by overnight courier, certified mail or facsimile). Mailed notices shall be addressed as set forth below, but any party may change the address set forth below by
written notice to other parties in accordance with this paragraph. 
  

			
	As to EGPLP:	  	 c/o Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
 2101 L
Street NW, Suite 750
 Washington, DC 20037
 Attention: William
C. Trimble, III
 Phone: (202) 595-9500
 Facsimile: (617)
581-1440

		
	And to:	  	 Goodwin Procter LLP
 53 State
Street
 Boston, Massachusetts 02109-2802
 Attention: Mark S.
Opper, Esq.
 Phone: 617-570-1000
 Facsimile:
617-523-1231

		
	 As to Contributor,
 Representative
and
 WD Limited Partners:
	  	 Michael P. Ibe
 c/o Western Devcon, Inc.

10525 Vista Sorrento Parkway, Suite 110
 San Diego, California
92121
 Phone: (858) 587-9999
 Facsimile: (858)
587-1954

		
	And to:	  	 Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
 750 B Street,
Suite 2100
 San Diego, California 92101
 Attention: David J.
Dorne, Esq.
 Phone: (619) 685-3027
 Facsimile: (619)
702-6806

 (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all
of which counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The signature page of any counterpart may be detached therefrom without impairing the legal effect of the signature(s) thereon provided such signature page is attached
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counterpart identical thereto except having additional signature pages executed by other parties to this Agreement attached thereto. 

(i) Construction. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of
construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendment or Annex hereto. 

(j) Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that it becomes necessary for either party to employ counsel in connection with any action arising out
of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such prevailing party in connection with such action or proceeding. A party entitled to
recover costs and expenses under this Section shall also be entitled to recover all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in the enforcement of any judgment or settlement obtained in such action or proceeding and
provision (and in any such judgment provision shall be made for the recovery of such post-judgment costs and expenses). 

[signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

			
	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES LP
	
	By: Easterly Government Properties, Inc., its sole General Partner
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	“CONTRIBUTOR”
	
	MICHAEL P. IBE
	
	  

	Michael P. Ibe

 [Signature Page to Tax Protection Agreement] 

 ANNEX A 

PROTECTED PROPERTIES 
  

									
	 Protected Property
	  	Tax Basis	 	  	Built-In Gain Immediately
prior to Contribution	 
	 West Afton, LLC – 8505 Aero Drive, San Diego, CA
	  	$	2,605,588	  	  	$	[            	] 
	 West Courthouse, LLC – 2003 W. Adams Avenue, El Centro, CA
	  	$	16,142,639	  	  	$	[            	] 
	 West D.E.A., LLC – 4920 Greencraig Lane, San Diego, CA
	  	$	1,537,867	  	  	$	[            	] 
	 West INS, LLC – 2411 Boswell Road, Chula Vista, CA
	  	$	3,819,985	  	  	$	[            	] 
	 West Mission Viejo, LLC – 26051 Acero Road, Mission Viejo, CA
	  	$	3,117,917	  	  	$	[            	]EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the 30th day of January, 2015, among Easterly Government Properties Services
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Employer”), Easterly Government Properties LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Easterly Government Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (collectively with
the Partnership, the “Company”) and William C. Trimble, III (the “Executive”) and is effective as of the closing of the Company’s first underwritten public offering of its equity securities pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “IPO”), provided that the IPO is consummated prior to September 30, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). 

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to be employed by the Employer on the terms contained herein.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. 

(a) Term. The Company and the Employer hereby employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment, for an initial
term commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing for a three-year period (the “Initial Term”), unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 3; with such employment to automatically continue following
the Initial Term for one additional one-year period (the “Extended Term”) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) upon the end of the Initial Term and the anniversary thereof unless either party
notifies the other party in writing of its intention not to renew this Agreement at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the Extended Term (the Initial Term, together with the Extended Term, shall hereinafter be referred to
as the “Term”). 
 (b) Position and Duties. During the Term, the Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and
President of the Company and the Employer, and shall have supervision and control over and responsibility for the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company and the
Employer and shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time reasonably be prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided that such duties are consistent with the Executive’s position or
other positions that he may hold from time to time. While the Executive remains Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he will be nominated for re-election to the Board each year. The Executive shall devote his full working time and efforts to the
business and affairs of the Company and the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Executive may serve on other boards of directors, with the approval of the Board, or engage in religious, charitable or other community activities as
long as such services and activities are disclosed to the Board and do not materially interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties to the Company and the Employer as provided in this

 
Agreement, and (ii) the Executive may actively pursue and manage personal investment and business opportunities provided that these activities do not violate the provisions of the
Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality and Assignment Agreement entered into among the Company, the Employer and the Executive (the “Non-Competition Agreement”) and do not materially interfere with the Executive’s
performance of his duties to the Company and the Employer as provided in this Agreement. 
 2. Compensation and Related Matters. 

(a) Base Salary. During the Term, the Executive’s initial annual base salary shall be $250,000. The Executive’s base salary
shall be redetermined annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). The base salary in effect at any given time is referred to herein as “Base Salary.” The Base Salary shall be payable in a
manner that is consistent with the Company’s usual payroll practices for senior executives. 
 (b) Incentive Compensation. The
Executive shall be eligible to receive incentive compensation annually in such amounts as are determined by the Compensation Committee. Whether to award incentive compensation to the Executive and the actual amount of such incentive compensation
shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, based on such factors relating to the performance of the Company and the Executive as the Compensation Committee determines and will be paid within 75 days following the end
of the fiscal year. To earn incentive compensation, the Executive must be employed by the Company on the day such incentive compensation is paid. 

(c) Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him during the
Term in performing services hereunder, in accordance with the policies and procedures then in effect and established by the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for its senior executive officers. 

(d) Vacations. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to accrue up to 20 paid vacation days in each year, which shall be
accrued ratably. Accrued and unused vacation may be carried over to the next year to the extent provided in the Company’s vacation policy. The Executive shall also be entitled to all paid holidays given by the Company and the Employer to its
executives. 
 (e) Equity Awards. The Executive shall be eligible to receive equity awards from the Employer and/or the Company to
the extent the Employer and/or the Company maintains an equity award plan or similar program in which senior officers may participate; provided that the actual amount and terms of any such equity awards shall be determined by the Compensation
Committee, based on Company and individual performance and competitive peer group information. 
 (f) Indemnification. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, the Company and the Employer will indemnify the Executive against any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising by reason of the Executive’s
status as a current or former director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or the Employer, any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company and/or the Employer or any 

  
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other entity to which the Company and/or the Employer appoints the Executive to serve as a director or officer, except for actions outside the scope of his employment. The Company and the
Employer agree to use reasonable best efforts to secure and maintain director and officer liability insurance that shall include coverage of the Executive. The Executive shall be entitled to benefit from any officer indemnification arrangements
adopted by the Company and/or the Employer, if any, to the same extent as other directors or senior executive officers of the Company and/or the Employer (including the right to such coverage or benefit following the Executive’s employment to
the extent liability continues to exist). However, the Executive agrees to repay any expenses paid or reimbursed by the Company and/or the Employer (as applicable) for the Executive’s indemnification expenses if it is ultimately determined by a
final non-appealable court decision that the Executive is not legally entitled to be indemnified by the Company and/or the Employer (as applicable). 

(g) Other Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in or receive benefits under the Company’s and
the Employer’s employee benefit plans in effect from time to time, subject to the terms of such plans. 
 3. Termination. During
the Term, the Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated without any breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances: 

(a) Death. The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death. 

(b) Disability. The Company and the Employer may terminate the Executive’s employment if he is disabled and unable to perform the
essential functions of the Executive’s then existing position or positions under this Agreement with or without reasonable accommodation for 90 consecutive days or a period of 180 days (which need not be consecutive) in any 12-month period. If
any question shall arise as to whether during any period the Executive is disabled so as to be unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s then existing position or positions with or without reasonable accommodation, the
Executive may, and at the request of the Company and the Employer shall, submit to the Company and the Employer a certification in reasonable detail by a physician selected by the Company and the Employer to whom the Executive has no reasonable
objection as to whether the Executive is so disabled or how long such disability is expected to continue, and such certification shall for the purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. The Executive shall cooperate with any reasonable
request of the physician in connection with such certification. If such question shall arise and the Executive shall fail to submit such certification, the Company’s and the Employer’s determination of such issue shall be binding on the
Executive. Nothing in this Section 3(b) shall be construed to waive the Executive’s rights, if any, under existing law including, without limitation, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. and the
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq. 
 (c) Termination by Company for Cause. The Company and the
Employer may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board, excluding the vote of the Executive, at a meeting of the Board called for the purpose. For purposes of this Agreement,
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including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or the Employer or any of its or their subsidiaries or affiliates other than the occasional, customary and de
minimis use of Company or Employer property for personal purposes; (ii) the commission by the Executive of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud, or any conduct by the Executive that would reasonably
be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company, the Employer or any of its or their subsidiaries and affiliates if he were retained in his position; or (iii) a material breach of the Executive’s obligations
under a written agreement with the Company and the Employer, including without limitation, such a breach of this Agreement or the Non-Competition Agreement; provided that in the cases covered by clauses (i) and (iii), the Executive first shall
have received written notice of the misconduct or breach alleged to constitute Cause and shall have failed to cure such misconduct or breach within 30 days following receipt of such notice from the Board. If the Executive cures the Cause condition
within said 30-day period, Cause shall be deemed not to have occurred. 
 (d) Termination Without Cause. The Company and the Employer
may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder at any time without Cause. Any termination by the Company and the Employer of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement which does not constitute a termination for Cause under
Section 3(c) and does not result from the death or disability of the Executive under Section 3(a) or (b) shall be deemed a termination without Cause. For purposes of clarity, a non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company (in
accordance with Section 1(a) above) shall not constitute a termination of employment by the Company and the Employer without Cause. 

(e) Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder at any time for any reason, including but not
limited to Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean that the Executive has complied with the “Good Reason Process” (hereinafter defined) following the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties materially inconsistent in any respect with the Executive’s position (including title) or duties contemplated by Section 1(b) hereof, or any other action by the Company or the Employer
which results in a material diminution in the Executive’s responsibilities, authority or duties, including a material change in duties, responsibilities or status that does not represent a promotion from or maintaining of Executive’s
duties, responsibilities or status as the sole Chief Executive Officer and President of a publicly traded company; (ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary; (iii) a material change in the geographic location at which
the Executive provides services to the Company and the Employer; or (iv) the Company’s and the Employer’s failure to cure a material breach of their obligations under this Agreement after written notice is delivered to the Company and
the Employer by the Executive which specifically identifies the manner in which the Executive believes the Company and the Employer have breached their obligations under the Agreement. “Good Reason Process” shall mean that (i) the
Executive reasonably determines in good faith that a “Good Reason” condition has occurred; (ii) the Executive notifies the Board in writing of the first occurrence of the Good Reason condition within 30 days of the first occurrence of
such condition; (iii) the Executive cooperates in good faith with the Company’s and/or the Employer’s efforts, for a period not less than 30 days following such notice (the “Cure Period”), to remedy the condition;
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of the Cure Period. If the Company and the Employer cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred. 

(f) Notice of Termination. Except for termination as specified in Section 3(a), any termination of the Executive’s employment
by the Company and the Employer or any such termination by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon. 
 (g) Date of Termination. “Date of
Termination” shall mean: (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death; (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of disability under Section 3(b) or by the
Company and the Employer for Cause under Section 3(c), the date on which Notice of Termination is given; (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company and the Employer under Section 3(d), the date on which a
Notice of Termination is given; (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive under Section 3(e) without Good Reason, 30 days after the date on which a Notice of Termination is given, and (v) if the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive under Section 3(e) with Good Reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given after the end of the Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive
gives a Notice of Termination to the Company and the Employer, the Company and the Employer may unilaterally accelerate the Date of Termination and such acceleration shall not result in a termination by the Company and the Employer for purposes of
this Agreement. 
 4. Compensation Upon Termination. 

(a) Termination Generally. If the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Employer is terminated for any reason, the
Company and the Employer (as applicable) shall pay or provide to the Executive (or to his authorized representative or estate) (i) any Base Salary earned through the Date of Termination, unpaid expense reimbursements (subject to, and in
accordance with, Section 2(c) of this Agreement) and unused vacation that accrued through the Date of Termination on or before the time required by law but in no event more than 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination; and
(ii) any vested benefits the Executive may have under any employee benefit plan of the Company and/or the Employer through the Date of Termination, which vested benefits shall be paid and/or provided in accordance with the terms of such
employee benefit plans (collectively, the “Accrued Benefit”). 
 (b) Termination by the Company and the Employer Without Cause
or by the Executive with Good Reason. During the Term, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company and the Employer without Cause as provided in Section 3(d), or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason as
provided in Section 3(e), then the Company shall pay the Executive his Accrued Benefit. In addition, subject to the Executive signing a separation agreement containing, among other provisions, a mutual release of claims and non-disparagement,
confidentiality and return of property, in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company (the “Separation Agreement and Release”) and the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable, all within 30 days after the Date of
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 (i) the Executive shall receive a lump-sum amount equal to six months of the
Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination; and 
 (ii) the Executive shall receive (x) a
pro-rated portion of the annual incentive compensation payable under Section 2(b), based upon the number of days in the year of termination through the Date of Termination relative to 365 and the target annual incentive compensation in the year
the Date of Termination occurs and (y) to the extent that any annual incentive compensation payable under Section 2(b) with respect to any completed fiscal year has not been paid as of the Date of Termination, the actual incentive
compensation payable with respect to such year; and 
 (iii) full vesting of all Company, Employer or any of its or their
affiliates’ equity awards that are subject to time-based vesting, effective as of the date that is 30 days following Date of Termination. Accelerated vesting of any such equity awards that are subject to performance-based vesting shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the plan governing particular equity awards, as in effect at the time such equity awards were granted, or an award agreement governing a particular equity award. Any termination or forfeiture of unvested equity
awards eligible for acceleration of vesting pursuant to this section that otherwise would have occurred on or within 30 days after the Date of Termination will be delayed until the 30th day after the Date of Termination (but, in the case of any
stock option, not later than the expiration date of such stock option specified in the applicable option agreement) and will occur only to the extent such equity awards do not vest pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule with
respect to any such equity awards, no additional vesting shall occur during this 30-day period following the Date of Termination; and 

(iv) if the Executive was participating in the Company’s group health and dental plan immediately prior to the Date of
Termination, then the Executive shall receive a lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal to the monthly employer contribution that the Company would have made to provide health and dental insurance to the Executive if the Executive had remained
employed by the Company for six (6) months; and 
 (v) the amounts payable under Sections 4(b)(i), (ii) and
(iv) shall be paid out in a lump-sum within 30 days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the 30-day period begins in one calendar year and ends in a second calendar year, such amounts shall be paid in the second calendar
year by the last day of such 30-day period. 
 (c) Termination on Account of Death or Disability. During the Term, if the
Executive’s employment terminates due to the Executive’s death, or is terminated by the Company and the Employer due to the Executive’s Disability as provided in Section 3(b), then the Company shall pay the Executive (or his
beneficiary or representative) (i) his Accrued Benefit, (ii) to the extent that any annual incentive compensation payable under Section 2(b) with respect to any completed fiscal year has not been paid as of the Date of Termination,
the actual incentive compensation payable with respect to such year, payable on the date such amounts would otherwise be paid, (iii) a portion of the annual incentive compensation payable 

  
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under Section 2(b), based upon the number of days in the year of termination through the Date of Termination relative to 365, that the Executive would have received based on actual
achievement of applicable performance metrics for the applicable performance period, with such amount payable on the date such bonus would otherwise have been paid, and (iv) full vesting of all Company, Employer or any of its or their
affiliates’ equity awards that are subject to time-based vesting, effective as of the Date of Termination. Accelerated vesting of any such equity awards that are subject to performance-based vesting shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of the plan governing particular equity awards, as in effect at the time such equity awards were granted, or an award agreement governing a particular equity award. 

5. Section 280G. 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the amount of any compensation, payment or distribution by
the Company and/or the Employer to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, calculated in a manner consistent with Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the applicable regulations thereunder (the “Aggregate Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Aggregate Payments
shall be reduced (but not below zero) so that the sum of all of the Aggregate Payments shall be $1.00 less than the amount at which the Executive becomes subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code; provided that such
reduction shall only occur if it would result in the Executive receiving a higher After Tax Amount (as defined below) than the Executive would receive if the Aggregate Payments were not subject to such reduction. In such event, the Aggregate
Payments shall be reduced in the following order, in each case, in reverse chronological order beginning with the Aggregate Payments that are to be paid the furthest in time from consummation of the transaction that is subject to Section 280G
of the Code: (1) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) equity-based payments and acceleration; and (4) non-cash forms of benefits; provided
that in the case of all the foregoing Aggregate Payments all amounts or payments that are not subject to calculation under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c) shall be reduced before any amounts that are subject to calculation
under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c). 
 (b) For purposes of this Section 5, the “After Tax Amount” means
the amount of the Aggregate Payments less all federal, state, and local income, excise and employment taxes imposed on the Executive as a result of the Executive’s receipt of the Aggregate Payments. For purposes of determining the After Tax
Amount, the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation applicable to individuals for the calendar year in which the determination is to be made, and state and local income taxes at
the highest marginal rates of individual taxation in each applicable state and locality, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. 

(c) The determination as to whether a reduction in the Aggregate Payments shall be made pursuant to Section 5(b) shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the Date of

  
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Termination, if applicable, or at such earlier time as is reasonably requested by the Company or the Executive. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the
Executive. 
 6. Section 409A. 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of the Executive’s separation from service within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Company determines that the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that the Executive
becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of the Executive’s separation from service would be considered deferred compensation otherwise subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as
a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after the Executive’s
separation from service, or (B) the Executive’s death. If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid
during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule. Any such delayed cash payment shall earn interest at an annual rate equal to the
applicable federal short-term rate published by the Internal Revenue Service for the month in which the date of separation from service occurs, from such date of separation from service until the payment. 

(b) All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement shall be provided by the Company and/or the
Employer or incurred by the Executive during the time periods set forth in this Agreement. All reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable
year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for
reimbursement in any other taxable year (except for any lifetime or other aggregate limitation applicable to medical expenses). Such right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 

(c) To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Agreement constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” under
Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Executive’s termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Executive’s “separation from
service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). 

(d) The parties intend that this Agreement will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any
provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code. Each payment pursuant

  
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to this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). The parties agree that this
Agreement may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, and as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A of the Code and all related rules and regulations in order to preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder
without additional cost to either party. 
 (e) The Company and the Employer make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability
to the Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section. 

7. Third-Party Agreements; Cooperation. 

(a) Third-Party Agreements and Rights. The Executive hereby confirms that the Executive is not bound by the terms of any agreement with
any previous employer or other party which restricts in any way the Executive’s use or disclosure of information or the Executive’s engagement in any business. The Executive represents to the Company and the Employer that the
Executive’s execution of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Employer and the performance of the Executive’s proposed duties for the Company and the Employer will not violate any obligations the
Executive may have to any such previous employer or other party. In the Executive’s work for the Company and the Employer, the Executive will not disclose or make use of any information in violation of any agreements with or rights of any such
previous employer or other party, and the Executive will not bring to the premises of the Company and/or the Employer any copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging to or obtained from any such previous employment or
other party. 
 (b) Litigation and Regulatory Cooperation. During and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall
cooperate fully with the Company and/or the Employer in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company and/or the Employer which relate to events or
occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company and the Employer. The Executive’s cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with counsel to
prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the Company and/or the Employer at mutually convenient times. During and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive also shall cooperate fully with the Company and/or the
Employer in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company and the
Employer. The Company shall also provide Executive with compensation on an hourly basis calculated at his final Base Salary rate for requested litigation and regulatory cooperation that occurs after his termination of employment, and reimburse
Executive for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with his performance under this Section 7(b), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 

8. Arbitration of Disputes. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof or otherwise
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termination of that employment (including, without limitation, any claims of unlawful employment discrimination whether based on age or otherwise) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
be settled by arbitration in any forum and form agreed upon by the parties or, in the absence of such an agreement, under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in New York, NY in accordance with the Employment
Dispute Resolution Rules of the AAA, including, but not limited to, the rules and procedures applicable to the selection of arbitrators. In the event that any person or entity other than the Executive or the Company and/or the Employer may be a
party with regard to any such controversy or claim, such controversy or claim shall be submitted to arbitration subject to such other person or entity’s agreement. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. This Section 8 shall be specifically enforceable and shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall not preclude either party from pursuing a court action
for the sole purpose of obtaining a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction in circumstances in which such relief is appropriate; provided that any other relief shall be pursued through an arbitration proceeding pursuant to this
Section 8. 
 9. Consent to Jurisdiction. To the extent that any court action is permitted consistent with or to enforce
Section 8 of this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Executive
(a) submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process; and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or
service of process. 
 10. Integration. This Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements between the parties concerning such subject matter. 

11. Withholding. All amounts stated in this Agreement are gross amounts. All payments made by the Company and/or the Employer to the
Executive under this Agreement shall be net of any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable law. 
 12.
Successor to the Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of the
Executive’s death after his termination of employment but prior to the completion by the Company of all payments due him under this Agreement, the Company and/or the Employer shall continue such payments to the Executive’s beneficiary
designated in writing to the Company prior to his death (or to his estate, if the Executive fails to make such designation). 
 13.
Enforceability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of this Agreement) shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion

  
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and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

14. Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and/or the termination of the
Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to effectuate the terms contained herein. 
 15. Waiver. No waiver of any
provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement,
shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach. 
 16.
Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Executive at the last address the Executive has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its main offices, attention of the Board. 

17. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized
representative of the Company and the Employer. 
 18. Governing Law. This is a New York contract and shall be construed under and be
governed in all respects by the laws of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of the State of New York. With respect to any disputes concerning federal law, such disputes shall be determined in accordance with the law as
it would be interpreted and applied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 
 19. Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same document. 

20. Successor to Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company and the Employer expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company and the Employer would be required to perform it if no
succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a material breach of this Agreement. 

21. Gender Neutral. Wherever used herein, a pronoun in the masculine gender shall be considered as including the feminine gender unless
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective on the date and year first
above written. 
  

					
	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES SERVICES LLC
			
			By:		EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES LP,
					its Member
			
			By:		EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.,
					its General Partner
			
			By:		 /s/ Alison M. Bernard

			Name:		Alison M. Bernard
			Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES LP
			
			By:		EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.,
					its General Partner
			
			By:		 /s/ Alison M. Bernard

			Name:		Alison M. Bernard
			Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC.
			
			By:		 /s/ Alison M. Bernard

			Name:		Alison M. Bernard
			Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
		
			 /s/ William C. Trimble, III

			William C. Trimble, III

  
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