Contact: Beverly Bergman of Winthrop Realty Trust, +1-617-570-4614; or
Carol Merriman, VP Investor Relations & Corporate Development of Lexington
Realty Trust, +1-212-692-7264, cmerriman@lxp.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2007

         LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND WINTHROP REALTY TRUST ENHANCE OFFER
          FOR COMMON SHARES IN WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

      New York, June 12 - Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Winthrop Realty
Trust (NYSE:FUR) today announced that their joint tender offer being made
through Lex-Win Acquisition LLC ("Lex-Win") to acquire shares of common stock in
Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. has been enhanced to increase the price
per share to $9.30 and to increase the number of shares being sought to
45,000,000. In addition, a third entity unaffiliated with Lexington or Winthrop
has been admitted as an equal member in Lex-Win.

      Lex-Win's offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York time on June
27, 2007 unless the offer is extended. Lex-Win's offer is being made subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in, and solely through its Offer to Purchase,
dated May 25, 2007, as amended by Supplement No. 1 thereto dated June 12, 2007,
and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto,
and is being made to all holders of shares. Copies of Lex-Win's Offer to
Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and other tender offer materials may
be obtained from Lex-Win's information agent for the offer, MacKenzie Partners,
Inc., (212) 929-5500 (call collect), or Toll-Free: (800) 322-2885.

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an
offer to sell shares. The offer is made solely by the Offer to Purchase, dated
May 25, 2007, as amended by Supplement No. 1 thereto dated June 12, 2007, and
the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and
is being made to all holders of shares. The offer is not being made to (nor will
tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of shares in any jurisdiction
in which the making of the offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in
compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction.