PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- PREIT (PREIT/NYSE: PEI) today announced that the tax status of the distributions paid per share during 2015 is as follows:

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    COMMON SHARES                                                                             IRS Form 1099-DIV
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    CUSIP: 709 102 107                                                                            2015              Box 1a               Long Term Capital Gain                              Box 3
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    NYSE Ticker Symbol: PEI                                                        Box 2a                          Box 2b
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               Record                 Ex-Dividend           Payable                Total                          Ordinary                   Total Capital                  Unrecaptured                          Nondividend

                Date                     Date                 Date              Distribution                     Dividends                 Gain Distribution                              Sec. 1250               Distributions

                                                                               Per Share                                                                                                   Gain
                                                                               ---------                                                                                                   ----

                       3/2/2015                   2/26/2015          3/16/2015               $0.210000                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.210000
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                       6/1/2015                   5/28/2015          6/15/2015               $0.210000                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.210000
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                       9/1/2015                   8/28/2015          9/15/2015               $0.210000                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.210000
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                      12/1/2015                  11/28/2015         12/15/2015               $0.210000                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.210000
                      ---------                  ----------         ----------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

    Totals for 2015                                                                       $0.840000                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.840000
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    8.25% Series A - PREFERRED SHARES                                                    IRS Form 1099-DIV
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    CUSIP: 709 102 404                                                                         2015              Box 1a               Long Term Capital Gain                              Box 3
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    NYSE Ticker Symbol: PEIPrA                                                  Box 2a                          Box 2b
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               Record                 Ex-Dividend           Payable                Total                          Ordinary                   Total Capital                               Unrecaptured                          Nondividend

                Date                     Date                 Date              Distribution                     Dividends                 Gain Distribution                              Sec. 1250                           Distributions

                                                                               Per Share                                                                                                   Gain
                                                                               ---------                                                                                                   ----

                       3/2/2015                   2/26/2015          3/16/2015               $0.515625                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.515625
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                       6/1/2015                   5/28/2015          6/15/2015               $0.515625                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.515625
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                       9/1/2015                   8/28/2015          9/15/2015               $0.515625                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.515625
                       --------                   ---------          ---------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

                      12/1/2015                  11/28/2015         12/15/2015               $0.515625                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $0.515625
                      ---------                  ----------         ----------               ---------                      ---------                             ---------                              ---------                             ---------

    Totals for 2015                                                                       $2.062500                      $0.000000                             $0.000000                              $0.000000                             $2.062500
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    7.375% Series B - PREFERRED SHARES                                                          IRS Form 1099-DIV
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    CUSIP: 709 102 503                                                                              2015             Box 1a            Long Term Capital Gain                 Box 3
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    NYSE Ticker Symbol: PEIPrB                                                       Box 2a                         Box 2b
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               Record                  Ex-Dividend            Payable                Total                         Ordinary                Total Capital                  Unrecaptured               Nondividend

                Date                       Date                 Date              Distribution                    Dividends              Gain Distribution                 Sec. 1250                Distributions

                                                                                 Per Share                                                                                  Gain
                                                                                 ---------                                                                                  ----

                       3/2/2015                     2/26/2015          3/16/2015               $0.460938                     $0.000000                          $0.000000                 $0.000000                  $0.460938
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                       6/1/2015                     5/28/2015          6/15/2015               $0.460938                     $0.000000                          $0.000000                 $0.000000                  $0.460938
                       --------                     ---------          ---------               ---------                     ---------                          ---------                 ---------                  ---------

                       9/1/2015                     8/28/2015          9/15/2015               $0.460938                     $0.000000                          $0.000000                 $0.000000                  $0.460938
                       --------                     ---------          ---------               ---------                     ---------                          ---------                 ---------                  ---------

                      12/1/2015                    11/28/2015         12/15/2015               $0.460938                     $0.000000                          $0.000000                 $0.000000                  $0.460938
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    Totals for 2015                                                                         $1.843752                     $0.000000                          $0.000000                 $0.000000                  $1.843752
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The above reflects the total amounts of distributions paid by PREIT on its outstanding common shares and its Series A and Series B preferred shares during 2015, which will be reported on IRS Form 1099-DIV. Shareholders are required to include these amounts on their Federal income tax returns and are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors.

This release is based on the preliminary results of work on the Company's tax filings and is subject to correction or adjustment when the filings are completed. The Company is releasing information at this time to aid those required to distribute Forms 1099 on the Company's distributions. No material change in these classifications is expected.

Information about distributions paid for common and preferred shares can also be found at the website of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), www.reit.com, or by contacting NAREIT by phone at (800) 3-NAREIT or (800-362-7348).

About PREIT

PREIT (NYSE:PEI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership and management of differentiated shopping malls. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company owns and operates over 27 million square feet of retail space in the eastern half of the United States with concentration in the Mid-Atlantic region's top MSAs. Since 2012, the company has driven a transformation guided by an emphasis on balance sheet strength, high-quality merchandising and disciplined capital expenditures. Additional information is available online at preit.com, 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 our 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. In particular, our business might be materially and adversely affected by uncertainties affecting real estate businesses generally as well as the following, among other factors: our substantial debt, stated value of preferred shares and our high leverage ratio; constraining leverage, interest and tangible net worth covenants under our 2013 Revolving Facility, our 2014 Term Loans and our 2015 Term Loan; potential losses on impairment of certain long-lived assets, such as real estate, or of intangible assets, such as goodwill, including such losses that we might be required to record in connection with any dispositions of assets; changes to our corporate management team and any resulting modifications to our business strategies; our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness when it matures, on favorable terms or at all; our ability to raise capital, including through the issuance of equity or equity-related securities if market conditions are favorable, through joint ventures or other partnerships, through sales of properties or interests in properties, or through other actions; our ability to identify and execute on suitable acquisition opportunities and to integrate acquired properties into our portfolio; our partnerships and joint ventures with third parties to acquire or develop properties; our short- and long-term liquidity position; current economic conditions and their effect on employment, consumer confidence and spending and the corresponding effects on tenant business performance, prospects, solvency and leasing decisions and on our cash flows, and the value and potential impairment of our properties; general economic, financial and political conditions, including credit market conditions, changes in interest rates or unemployment; changes in the retail industry, including consolidation and store closings, particularly among anchor tenants; the effects of online shopping and other uses of technology on our retail tenants; our ability to sell properties that we seek to dispose of or our ability to obtain estimated sale prices; our ability to maintain and increase property occupancy, sales and rental rates, in light of the relatively high number of leases that have expired or are expiring in the next two years; acts of violence at malls, including our properties, or at other similar spaces, and the potential effect on traffic and sales; increases in operating costs that cannot be passed on to tenants; risks relating to development and redevelopment activities which could be subject to delays or other risks and might not yield the returns we anticipate; concentration of our properties in the Mid-Atlantic region; changes in local market conditions, such as the supply of or demand for retail space, or other competitive factors; and potential dilution from any capital raising transactions. Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the section entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors." We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Heather Crowell
VP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
(215) 454-1241
crowellh@preit.com

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