AmREIT, Inc., a Houston based real estate company that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, will announce its first quarter 2013 earnings in a press release to be issued on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 after the market closes.

The conference call for the first quarter earnings will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). To participate in the conference call, please call 1-888-317-6016 approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. The conference call will be recorded and a replay of the call will be available via webcast shortly after the call concludes.

The conference call will be webcast live at www.amreit.com and can be accessed under the Investors tab of the Company's website. The complete earnings release and supplemental data package will be located in the Investor Relations section of the website on the quarterly earnings page.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for 14 days following the conference call. To access the telephonic replay of the conference call, dial 1-877-344-7529 and enter passcode 10027417.

About AmREIT, Inc.

AmREIT believes it has one of the highest quality grocery and drugstore anchored retail portfolios in the REIT sector. AmREIT's 28-year old established platform has localized acquisition, operation and redevelopment expertise in the most densely populated and affluent submarkets of five of the top markets in the US: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Atlanta. Texas is one of the best performing economies in the country and 91% of AmREIT's income is generated by its properties that are located in this market. AmREIT's core portfolio was 96.7% occupied as of December 31, 2012, and its top five tenants included Kroger, Landry's, CVS/Pharmacy, H-E-B and Publix. AmREIT has access to an acquisition pipeline through its value add joint ventures, including three leading institutional investors who partner with the company as local experts. AmREIT's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "AMRE." For more information, please visit www.amreit.com.

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