LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.
EDGAR and SECTION 16(a) FILINGS
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of
John G. Spiegleman and Matthew T. Murphy and Marilyn Cartwright, signing singly,
the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a
director, officer, and/or stockholder of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. ("the
Company"), any EDGAR form, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto (the
"Forms") in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any of such Forms, and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing
authority, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-
fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and
transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney
may be filed with
EDGAR and/or the SEC as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 29th day of September, 2017.
/s/ Marcus L. Smith
Name: Marcus L. Smith
