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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended : December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR For the transition period from EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) To Commission File Number : 001-36834 2101 L Street NW , Suite 650 Washington , D.C. ( Address of principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 202 ) 595-9500 Trading Symbol ( s ) DEA 47-2047728 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 20037 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange NO □ NO > Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( Section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES > NO X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . YES □ NO > The number of shares of Registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 16 , 2021 was 82,128,756 . As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 1,834 million based on the closing sale price of $ 23.12 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020. For this computation , the registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the registrant ; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of the registrant . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Stockholders ' Meeting to be filed within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K