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AmREIT, Inc. Releases 2014 Dividend Tax Status

January 20, 2015 05:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmREIT, Inc., a Houston-based real estate company that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, released the tax status of dividends paid on its common stock for the year ended December 31, 2014.
The following table presents the federal income tax status of the dividends paid on its shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2014:

Taxable

Un-

Return of

Record

Date

Payable

Date

Total Distribution Per Share

Ordinary Dividend (Box

1a)

Qualified Dividends (Box 1b)

Capital Gain Distribution (Box 2a)

recaptured

Section 1250

Gain

(Box 2b)

Capital - Non- Taxable

(Box 3)

3/20/2014 3/31/2014 $ 0.2000 $ 0.11572 $ 0.00000 $ 0.01747 $ 0.00076 $ 0.06681

6/20/2014 6/30/2014 $ 0.2000 $ 0.11572 $ 0.00000 $ 0.01747 $ 0.00076 $ 0.06681

9/19/2014 9/30/2014 $ 0.2000 $ 0.11572 $ 0.00000 $ 0.01747 $ 0.00076 $ 0.06681

12/21/2014 12/31/2014 $ 0.2000 $ 0.11572 $ 0.00000 $ 0.01747 $ 0.00076 $ 0.06681

In accordance with IRS Code Section 6045B, the company has posted Form 8937, Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities, which may be found athttp://ir.amreit.com/news.aspx?iid=4161790.This form provides detailed information on the return of capital portion of the common share distributions.

About AmREIT, Inc.
AmREIT, The Irreplaceable Corner™ Company, is an equity real estate investment trust that specializes in the acquisition, operation, redevelopment, and vertical densification of retail and mixed-use properties located in highly affluent, urban submarkets. The company's existing properties are strategically concentrated in five of the top metropolitan markets in the southern U.S.: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Atlanta. The company is internally-advised and fully integrated with significant local market experience and relationships. AmREIT's portfolio was 95.4% leased as of September 30, 2014, and its top five tenants include Kroger, CVS/Pharmacy, Landry's, H-E-B, and Safeway. AmREIT also has preferential access to a substantial acquisition pipeline through its value-add joint ventures, which often include major institutional investors who partner with the company as local experts. For more information, please visit www.amreit.com.

Contacts

AmREIT
Chad C. Braun, (713) 850-1400 cbraun@amreit.com

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