GGP Announces Tax Reporting Information For 2012 Distributions

CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) announced today the tax reporting information for 2012 distributions on its common stock as shown below.

Distributions include an allocation of Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain which is included in the Capital Gain Distribution figures. Distributions also include an Alternative Minimum Tax ("AMT") adjustment to increase each dividend recipient's Alternative Minimum Taxable Income ("AMTI").

Participants should refer to their Federal Form 1099 which will be mailed no later than January 31, 2013 and contact American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC at (866) 627-2643 for further information. Taxability of the 2012 distributions is not necessarily indicative of future distributions.

ABOUT GGP

General Growth Properties is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust focused exclusively on owning, managing, leasing, and redeveloping high-quality regional malls throughout the United States and Brazil. GGP's portfolio is comprised of 126 regional malls in the United States and 18 malls in Brazil comprising approximately 135 million square feet. GGP is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol GGP.

SOURCE General Growth Properties, Inc.