PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) today announced the Federal income tax treatment of its 2013 distributions to the holders of its common and preferred shares.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      Common Stock                                                                                                        Symbol: CDR                                                                    CUSIP: 150602209
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                                                                                                    Distribution                                      Ordinary                         Qualified                                          Nontaxable
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Record Date                        Payable Date                                                Per Share                                        Dividend                          Dividend                                         Distribution
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      2/8/2013                                                 2/20/2013                                       $0.050000                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.050000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      5/10/2013                                                5/20/2013                                       $0.050000                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.050000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      8/9/2013                                                 8/20/2013                                       $0.050000                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.050000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      11/8/2013                                               11/20/2013                                       $0.050000                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.050000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Totals                                                                                                   $0.200000                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.200000
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      Series B Preferred Stock                                            Symbol: CDR-PB                                               CUSIP: 150602407
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                                                                                                    Distribution                                      Ordinary                         Qualified                                          Nondividend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Record Date                        Payable Date                                                Per Share                                       Dividends                          Dividend                                         Distribution
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      2/8/2013                                                 2/20/2013                                       $0.453125                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.453125
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      5/10/2013                                                5/20/2013                                       $0.453125                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.453125
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      8/9/2013                                                 8/20/2013                                       $0.453125                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.453125
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      11/8/2013                                               11/20/2013                                       $0.453125                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.453125
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Totals                                                                                                   $1.812500                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $1.812500
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      Series A Preferred Stock                                            Symbol: CDR-PA                                               CUSIP: 150602308
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                                                                                                    Distribution                                      Ordinary                         Qualified                                          Nondividend
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Record Date                        Payable Date                                                Per Share                                       Dividends                          Dividend                                         Distribution
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      2/8/2013                                                 2/20/2013                                       $0.554688                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.554688
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      Totals                                                                                                   $0.554688                                           $0.000000                 $0.000000                                                     $0.554688
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About Cedar Realty Trust

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership and operation of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. The Company's portfolio (excluding properties treated as "held for sale") is comprised of 68 properties, with approximately 10 million square feet of gross leasable area.

For additional financial and descriptive information on the Company, its operations and its portfolio, please refer to the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents filed by Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission which identify important risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements.

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