Exhibit 4.1

SPECIMEN

SPECIMEN

€€

NUMBER

SHARES

COMMON STOCK

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES I, NC.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

CUSIP 31027616P

THIS CERTIFIES THAT:

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IS THE OWNER OF

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF 01.0$ PAR VALUE EACH OF

EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES I, NC. transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by attorney upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed or assignedThis. certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the State of Maryland, and to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or hereafter amended This. certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent.

WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

DATED:

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC

BROOKLYN, NY

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

BY:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

This

SECRETARY PRESIDENT

EASTERLYGOVERNMENTPROPERTIES,INC.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM—as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -Custodian TEN ENT—as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor) JT TEN—as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants in common Act (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For Value Received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASEINSERTSOCIALSECURITYOROTHER

IDENTIFYINGNUMBEROFASSIGNEE

(PLEASEPRINTORTYPEWRITENAMEANDADDRESS,INCLUDINGZIPCODE,OFASSIGNEE)

Shares of the stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated

NOTICE: THE SIGNATURETOTHISASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITHTHE NAMEAS WRITTEN UPONTHE FACE

OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

Signature(s)Guaranteed

By

TheSignature(s)mustbeguaranteedbyaneligibleguarantorinstitution (Banks,Stockbrokers,SavingsandLoanAssociationsandCreditUnions withmembershipinanapprovedSignatureGuaranteeMedallionProgram), pursuanttoSECRule17Ad-15.

THECHARTEROFTHECOMPANY(THE“CHARTER”) CONTAINSCERTAINRESTRICTIONSONTHE

TRANSFERABILITYOF THESHARESREPRESENTEDBYTHISCERTIFICATE.THECOMPANYWILLFURNISHTOANY

STOCKHOLDER,ONREQUEST ANDWITHOUTCHARGE,AFULLSTATEMENTREGARDINGSUCHRESTRICTIONS.

THECOMPANYWILLFURNISHTOANYSTOCKHOLDER,ONREQUESTANDWITHOUTCHARGE,

AFULLSTATEMENTOFTHE INFORMATIONREQUIREDBYSECTION2-211(b)OFTHEMARYLANDGENERALCORPORATIONLAWWITHRESPECTTOTHE DESIGNATIONSANDANYPREFERENCES,CONVERSIONANDOTHERRIGHTS,VOTINGPOWERS,

RESTRICTIONS,

LIMITATIONSASTODIVIDENDSANDOTHERDISTRIBUTIONS,QUALIFICATIONS,ANDTERMSAND

CONDITIONSOFREDEMPTION OFTHESTOCKOFEACHCLASSWHICHTHECOMPANYISAUTHORIZEDTOISSUEAND,IFTHE

COMPANYISAUTHORIZED TOISSUEANYPREFERREDORSPECIALCLASSINSERIES(i)

THEDIFFERENCESINTHERELATIVERIGHTSANDPREFER-

ENCESBETWEENTHESHARESOFEACHSERIESTOTHEEXTENTTHEYHAVEBEENSET,

AND(ii)THEAUTHORITYOFTHE BOARDOFDIRECTORSTOSETTHERELATIVERIGHTSANDPREFERENCESOFSUBSEQUENTSERIES.

THEFOREGOING SUMMARYDOESNOTPURPORTTOBECOMPLETEANDISSUBJECTTOANDISQUALIFIEDINIT

SENTIRETYBYREFERENCE TOTHECHARTER,ACOPYOFWHICHWILLBESENTWITHOUTCHARGETOEACHSTOCK

HOLDERWHOSOREQUESTS.SUCH REQUESTMUSTBEMADETOTHESECRETARYOFTHECORPORATIONATITSPRINCIPALOFFICE.