Exhibit 99.1

Gladstone Commercial Corporation Reports Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2008

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 5, 2008--Gladstone Commercial Corp. (NASDAQ:GOOD) (the “Company”) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. A description of FFO, a relative non–GAAP (“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States”) financial measure, is located at the end of this news release. All per share references are to fully-diluted weighted average common shares, unless otherwise noted.

Net income available to common stockholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $0.1 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to approximately $0.6 million, or $0.07 per share, for the same period one year ago. Net income available to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $0.7 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to approximately $1.6 million, or $0.18 per share, for the same period one year ago. Net income results when compared to the same period last year were negatively affected by increased interest expense from the growing number of properties with long-term financing, but were partially offset by the increase in the Company’s portfolio of investments and the corresponding increase in its revenues. Net income results were also affected by partial waivers of incentive fees from the Company’s external adviser, Gladstone Management Corporation, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, of approximately $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, compared to net income results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, which included partial waivers of incentive fees of approximately $0.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

FFO for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $3.4 million, or $0.395 per share, compared to approximately $3.2 million, or $0.378 per share, for the same period one year ago, an increase of approximately 4.5%. FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $10.1 million, or $1.184 per share, compared to approximately $9.3 million or $1.080 per share, for the same period one year ago, an increase of approximately 9.7%. A reconciliation of net income, which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO, is set forth below:

 
  For the three months ended September 30,   For the nine months ended September 30,
2008   2007 2008   2007
 
Net income $ 1,141,559 $ 1,590,460 $ 3,777,707 $ 4,677,115
Less: Dividends attributable to preferred stock   (1,023,437 )   (1,023,438 )   (3,070,312 )   (3,070,312 )
Net income available to common stockholders 118,122 567,022 707,395 1,606,803
 
Add: Real estate depreciation and amortization 3,262,903 2,668,383 9,435,690 7,722,349
Less: Gain on sale of real estate, net of taxes paid   -     -     -     (78,667 )
FFO available to common stockholders $ 3,381,025 $ 3,235,405 $ 10,143,085 $ 9,250,485
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic & diluted 8,565,264 8,565,264 8,565,264 8,565,264
 
Basic & diluted net income per weighted average common share $ 0.01   $ 0.07   $ 0.08   $ 0.19  
Basic & diluted FFO per weighted average common share $ 0.395   $ 0.378   $ 1.184   $ 1.080  
 
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.375   $ 0.360   $ 1.125   $ 1.080  
 
Percentage of FFO paid per common share   95 %   95 %   95 %   100 %

At September 30, 2008, the Company owned 65 properties totaling approximately 6.3 million square feet, and had one mortgage loan outstanding for a total net investment of approximately $410.2 million. Currently, all of the Company’s properties are fully leased and all but one of its tenants is current.

Third quarter highlights:

“Although our results demonstrate that we continue to grow our portfolio with new investments and add value to previous investments, we are disappointed by the credit market’s impact on the pace of our acquisitions. We continue to consider new investments, but on a very selective basis. Although our pipeline remains very large, seller pricing expectations have not fully adjusted to current market realities. In some cases, this pricing spread has recently grown even larger. In other cases, sellers have accepted higher offers from other buyers, only to learn that the alternative buyers cannot perform, which has driven a significant amount of ‘call back’ business to us due to our reputation for performance. In the face of this slower transaction cycle, we continue to actively pursue stable assets with the same long-term, conservative mindset,” said Chip Stelljes, President and Chief Investment Officer.

Subsequent to quarter end, the Company:

The financial statements attached below are without footnotes so readers should obtain and carefully review the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, including the footnotes to the financial statements contained therein. The Company has filed the Form 10-Q today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Form 10-Q can be retrieved from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the Company’s website at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.


The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its earnings results. Please call (877) 407-8031 to enter the conference. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for the questions.

The conference call replay will be available two hours after the call and will be available through December 6, 2008. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853, access playback account 286 and use ID code 299201.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that focuses on investing in and owning triple-net leased industrial, commercial and retail real estate properties and selectively making long-term mortgage loans. Additional information can be found at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.

For further information, contact Kerry Finnegan at 703-287-5893.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE

Funds from Operations

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP supplemental measure of operating performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, is net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of the Company’s performance or to cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions.

The Company believes that FFO per share provides investors with a further context for evaluating the Company’s financial performance and as a supplemental measure to compare the Company to other REITs; however, comparisons of the Company’s FFO to the FFO of other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to potential differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such other REITs. To learn more about FFO please refer to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the SEC today.

This press release may include statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements with regard to the future performance of the Company, the closing of any transaction and the Company’s ability to secure alternative sources of financing. Words such as “may,” “continue,” “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “expects,” “projects,” “estimates” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Company’s current plans, expectations and beliefs that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under the caption "Risk Factors" of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2008 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008, as filed on August 5, 2008 and November 5, 2008, respectively. The risk factors set forth in the Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs under the caption “Risk Factors” are specifically incorporated by reference into this press release. All forward-looking statements are based on current plans, expectations and beliefs and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


 
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
   
September 30, 2008 December 31, 2007
 
ASSETS
Real estate, net $ 367,715,344 $ 324,761,772
Lease intangibles, net 32,467,191 28,989,556
Mortgage notes receivable 10,000,000 10,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents 3,064,675 1,356,408
Restricted cash 2,637,531 1,914,067
Funds held in escrow 1,988,558 1,401,695
Deferred rent receivable 6,667,829 5,094,799
Deferred financing costs, net 4,752,282 4,405,129
Prepaid expenses and other assets   989,645     979,263  
 
TOTAL ASSETS $ 430,283,055   $ 378,902,689  
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
LIABILITIES
Mortgage notes payable $ 255,425,225 $ 202,120,471
Short-term loan and borrowings under line of credit 30,200,000 24,400,000
Deferred rent liability 3,343,863 3,933,035
Asset retirement obligation liability 2,155,341 1,811,752
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 514,222 778,949
Due to adviser 1,231,722 784,301
Obligation under capital lease 232,301 -
Rent received in advance, security deposits and tenant funds held in escrow   3,600,768     2,706,113  
 
Total Liabilities   296,703,442     236,534,621  
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Redeemable preferred stock, $0.001 par value; $25 liquidation preference; 2,300,000 shares authorized and 2,150,000 shares issued and outstanding

2,150 2,150

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 47,700,000 shares authorized and 8,565,264 shares issued and outstanding

8,565 8,565
Additional paid in capital 170,640,979 170,640,979
Notes receivable - employees (2,629,846 ) (2,769,923 )
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings   (34,442,235 )   (25,513,703 )
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity   133,579,613     142,368,068  
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 430,283,055   $ 378,902,689  

 
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended September 30,   For the nine months ended September 30,
2008   2007 2008   2007
Operating revenues
Rental income $ 10,157,553 $ 8,024,305 $ 29,269,036 $ 22,834,663
Interest income from mortgage notes receivable 216,446 255,555 673,548 758,333
Tenant recovery revenue   83,144     80,648     253,495     230,851  
Total operating revenues   10,457,143     8,360,508     30,196,079     23,823,847  
 
Operating expenses
Depreciation and amortization 3,262,903 2,668,383 9,435,690 7,722,349
Property operating expenses 225,020 204,972 670,442 597,273
Base management fee 404,108 459,202 1,255,833 1,412,337
Incentive fee 793,787 677,104 2,300,286 1,896,677
Administration fee 238,241 175,852 724,978 592,996
Professional fees 117,857 118,371 362,584 442,479
Insurance 43,354 53,943 126,947 171,275
Directors fees 54,702 66,250 161,202 174,750
Stockholder related expenses 42,232 40,991 271,430 215,969
Asset retirement obligation expense 35,157 29,440 98,394 86,542
General and administrative   105,999     17,452     139,151     79,119  
Total operating expenses before credit from Adviser   5,323,360     4,511,960     15,546,937     13,391,766  
 
Credit to incentive fee   (205,876 )   (526,991 )   (941,928 )   (1,746,564 )
Total operating expenses   5,117,484     3,984,969     14,605,009     11,645,202  
 
Other income (expense)
Interest income from temporary investments 4,559 33,105 20,796 325,390
Interest income - employee loans 49,624 52,728 152,620 169,608
Other income 7,500 9,896 56,493 28,127
Interest expense   (4,258,461 )   (2,920,270 )   (12,008,316 )   (8,137,343 )
Total other expense   (4,196,778 )   (2,824,541 )   (11,778,407 )   (7,614,218 )
 
Income from continuing operations   1,142,881     1,550,998     3,812,663     4,564,427  
 
Discontinued operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (1,322 ) 5,975 (34,956 ) 471
Net realized income from foreign currency transactions - 33,487 - 33,550
Taxes refunded on sale of real estate   -     -     -     78,667  
Total discontinued operations   (1,322 )   39,462     (34,956 )   112,688  
 
Net income   1,141,559     1,590,460     3,777,707     4,677,115  
 
Dividends attributable to preferred stock   (1,023,437 )   (1,023,438 )   (3,070,312 )   (3,070,312 )
 
Net income available to common stockholders $ 118,122   $ 567,022   $ 707,395   $ 1,606,803  
 
Earnings per weighted average common share - basic & diluted
Income from continuing operations (net of dividends attributable to preferred stock) $ 0.01 $ 0.07 $ 0.08 $ 0.18
Discontinued operations   0.00     0.00     0.00     0.01  
 
Net income available to common stockholders $ 0.01   $ 0.07   $ 0.08   $ 0.19  
 
Weighted average shares outstanding- basic & diluted   8,565,264     8,565,264     8,565,264     8,565,264  

 
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
2008   2007
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 3,777,707 $ 4,677,115

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 9,435,690 7,722,349
Amortization of deferred financing costs 806,075 509,990
Amortization of deferred rent asset and liability, net (399,049 ) (399,051 )
Accretion of obligation under capital lease 7,234 -
Asset retirement obligation expense 98,394 86,542
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses (110,382 ) 28,815
Increase in deferred rent receivable (1,763,153 ) (1,247,345 )
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and amount due adviser 182,694 516,996
Increase in rent received in advance   171,191     137,534  
Net cash provided by operating activities   12,206,401     12,032,945  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Real estate investments (48,935,032 ) (85,742,539 )
Receipts from lenders for reserves held in escrow 630,033 1,007,684
Payments to lenders for reserves held in escrow (1,216,896 ) (1,010,385 )
Increase in restricted cash (723,464 ) (275,696 )
Deposits on future acquisitions (1,650,000 ) (1,310,000 )
Deposits applied against real estate investments   1,750,000     1,610,000  
Net cash used in investing activities   (50,145,359 )   (85,720,936 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under mortgage notes payable 48,015,000 32,521,691
Principal repayments on mortgage notes payable (1,171,849 ) (599,328 )
Principal repayments on employee notes receivable from sale of common stock 140,077 400,598
Borrowings from line of credit 62,600,000 24,200,000
Repayments on line of credit (56,800,000 ) (4,200,000 )
Receipts from tenants from reserves 1,746,804 1,446,577
Payments to tenants from reserves (1,555,146 ) (1,311,406 )
Increase in security deposits 531,806 140,525
Payments for deferred financing costs (1,153,228 ) (770,761 )
Dividends paid for common and preferred   (12,706,239 )   (12,320,797 )
Net cash provided by financing activities   39,647,225     39,507,099  
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,708,267 (34,180,892 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,356,408 36,005,686
   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 3,064,675   $ 1,824,794  
 
NON-CASH OPERATING, INVESTING AND FINANCING INFORMATION
 
Additions to real estate included in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and amount due adviser $ -   $ 409,000  
 
Increase in asset retirement obligation $ 245,195   $ 150,523  
 
Fixed rate debt assumed in connection with acquisitions $ 6,461,603   $ 4,506,689  

CONTACT:
Gladstone Commercial Corporation
Kerry Finnegan, 703-287-5893