PREIT Declares Quarterly Dividend for Common and Preferred Shares

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI) announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share.  The dividend is payable on December 15, 2017 to common shareholders of record on December 1, 2017. The December 15^th dividend payment will be the Company's 163^rd consecutive distribution since its initial dividend paid in August of 1962.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared quarterly cash dividends of  $0.4609375 per share on its 7.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, $0.450000 per share to holders of its 7.20% Series C Preferred Shares, and an initial cash dividend of $0.4487847 per share to holders of its 6.875% Series D Preferred Shares. These dividends are payable on December 15, 2017 to holders of record on December 1, 2017.

About PREIT

PREIT (NYSE:PEI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages quality properties in compelling markets.  PREIT's robust portfolio of carefully curated retail and lifestyle offerings mixed with destination dining and entertainment experiences are located primarily in the densely-populated eastern U.S. with concentrations in the mid-Atlantic's top MSAs.   Since 2012, the company has driven a transformation guided by an emphasis on portfolio quality and balance sheet strength driven by disciplined capital expenditures. Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans, strategies, anticipated events, trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect PREIT's current views about future events, achievements or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Important factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by PREIT's forward-looking statements include those discussed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 in the section entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors."  PREIT does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT: AT THE COMPANY
Heather Crowell
SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
(215) 454-1241
[email protected]

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