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Investors Real Estate Trust Announces 2012 Distribution Allocation

Stock quotes in this article: IRET 

MINOT, N.D., Jan. 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) (NYSE:IRETPR) (NYSE:IRETPRB) today announced the final tax treatment (Form 1099) for calendar year 2012 distributions on its common and preferred shares of beneficial interest. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to the specific tax treatment of their Investors Real Estate Trust distributions. None of the following 2012 calendar year distributions is eligible for treatment as "qualified dividend income."

Security Description Record Date Payable Date Cash Distribution Per Share Ordinary Taxable Distribution Return of Capital Total Capital Gain Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
  1/3/12 1/16/12 $0.1300 $0.0301 $0.9680 $0.0031 $0.0020
Common Shares 3/19/12 4/2/12 $0.1300 $0.0301 $0.9680 $0.0031 $0.0020
CUSIP: 461730103 6/15/12 7/2/12 $0.1300 $0.0301 $0.9680 $0.0031 $0.0020
Symbol: IRET 9/17/12 10/1/12 $0.1300 $0.0301 $0.9680 $0.0031 $0.0020
    TOTALS $0.5200 $0.1204 $0.3872 $0.0124 $0.0080
               
 Security Description  Record Date  Payable Date Cash Distribution Per Share Ordinary Taxable Distribution Return of Capital Total Capital Gain Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
Series A 3/19/12 4/2/12 $0.515625 $0.502943 $0.000000 $0.012682 $0.008160
Preferred Shares 6/15/12 7/2/12 $0.515625 $0.502943 $0.000000 $0.012682 $0.008160
CUSIP: 461730202 9/17/12 10/1/12 $0.515625 $0.502943 $0.000000 $0.012682 $0.008160
Symbol: IRETPR 12/17/12 12/31/12 $0.515625 $0.502943 $0.000000 $0.012682 $0.008160
      TOTALS $2.062500 $2.011772 $0.000000 $0.050728 $0.032642
               
Security Description Record Date Payable Date Cash Distribution Per Share Ordinary Taxable Distribution Return of Capital Total Capital Gain Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
Series B 9/17/12 10/1/12 $0.331250 $0.331250 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000
Preferred Shares 12/17/12 12/31/12 $0.496875 $0.496875 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000
CUSIP: 461730301              
Symbol: IRETPRB              
    TOTALS $0.828125 $0.828200 $0.000000 $0.000000 $0.000000

Investors Real Estate Trust is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Minot, North Dakota, with additional offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Omaha, Nebraska. As of October 31, 2012, IRET owned 267 properties consisting of multi-family, office, medical, industrial and retail properties, with a total of approximately 12.3 million square feet of commercial properties, and 9,934 units of multi-family residential properties, located primarily in the Midwest. For more company information, visit the Investors Real Estate Trust website at www.iret.com.

CONTACT: Lindsey Knoop Anderson
         Director of Investor Relations
         1400 31st Ave SW, Suite 60
         PO Box 1988
         Minot, North Dakota 58702-1988
         phone: 701.837.4738
         fax: 701.838.7785
         email:landerson@iret.com

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