Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRT”) (NYSE MKT: IRT) today announced the following:

Tax Treatment of 2015 Dividends

Common Shares

IRT’s shares of common stock (the “Common Shares”) are currently listed under the CUSIP #45378A106 and trade under the NYSE MKT ticker symbol “IRT”. The aggregate amount of dividends with record dates in 2015 was $0.72 per share. The following table contains allocation information of IRT’s 2015 dividend distributions on its Common Shares.

Record
Date

      

Payment
Date

      

Distribution
Per Share

      

Ordinary
Dividend

      

Total Capital
Gain Distr.

      

Unrecap. Sec.
1250 Gain

      

Return of
Capital

1/30/2015 2/17/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
2/27/2015 3/16/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
3/31/2015 4/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
4/30/2015 5/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
5/29/2015 6/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
6/30/2015 7/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
7/31/2015 8/17/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
8/31/2015 9/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
9/15/2015 10/15/2015 $0.0340 $0.0000 $0.0057 $0.0057 $0.0283
9/30/2015 10/15/2015 $0.0260 $0.0000 $0.0044 $0.0044 $0.0216
10/30/2015 11/16/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
11/30/2015 12/15/2015 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499
12/31/2015 1/15/2016 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0101 $0.0101 $0.0499

About Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that seeks to own well-located apartment properties in geographic submarkets that it believes support strong occupancy and the potential for growth in rental rates. IRT seeks to provide stockholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, with an emphasis on distributions and capital appreciation. IRT is advised by a wholly-owned subsidiary of RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS).