American Homes 4 Rent Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH), a leading provider of high quality single family rental homes ("the Company"), today announced that Diana M. Laing will join the Company on May 18 as Chief Financial Officer.

"Ms. Laing is a seasoned real estate financial executive with a strong track record of success and deep capital markets experience. I am very pleased she is joining our senior management team at a time of tremendous growth," said David P. Singelyn, Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Laing previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Thomas Properties Group, Inc., a publicly-traded real estate operating company engaged in  the development, redevelopment and, operation  of Class A office properties in the United States from May 2004 until it merged with Parkway Properties in December 2013. Before that, she held a number of senior executive finance positions in the real estate industry, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Arden Realty, a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership and operation of commercial office properties, from 1996 to 2000. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Macerich Company, a real estate investment trust that owns and operates shopping centers, where she is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.

About American Homes 4 Rent

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a leader in the single-family home rental industry and "American Homes 4 Rent" is fast becoming a nationally recognized brand for rental homes, known for high quality, good value and tenant satisfaction.  We are an internally managed Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on acquiring, renovating, leasing, and operating attractive single-family homes as rental properties. As of December 31, 2013, we owned 23,268 single-family properties in selected submarkets in 22 states.

Additional information about American Homes 4 Rent is available on our website at www.americanhomes4rent.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements relate to beliefs, expectations or intentions and similar statements concerning matters that are not of historical fact and are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "potential," "plan," "goal" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Examples of forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, among others, our expectations about the timing and whether Ms. Laing will join the Company. AMH has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While AMH's management considers these expectations to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond AMH's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. AMH undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to conform to actual results or changes in its expectations, unless required by applicable law. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of AMH in general, see the "Risk Factors" disclosed in AMH's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2014.

Contact:

American Homes 4 Rent
Investor Relations
Phone: (855) 794-2447
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE American Homes 4 Rent