Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions
| Source: Essex Property Trust, Inc.
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - September 18, 2008) - Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE : ESS ), a
real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in apartment communities
located in highly desirable, supply-constrained markets, announced today
that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend
of $1.02 per common share, payable October 15, 2008 to shareholders of
record as of September 30, 2008.
The Board of Directors declared quarterly distributions of $0.48828 and
$0.30469 per share on its 7.8125% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares and its 4.875% Series G Cumulative Convertible Preferred shares,
respectively. Distributions for the 7.8125% Series F Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred shares are payable on December 1, 2008 to shareholders of record
as of November 14, 2008. Distributions for the 4.875% Series G Cumulative
Convertible Preferred shares are payable on October 31, 2008 to
shareholders of record as of October 1, 2008.
Essex Property Trust, Inc., located in Palo Alto, California and traded on
the New York Stock Exchange (ESS), is a fully integrated real estate
investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages
apartment communities located in highly desirable, supply-constrained
markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 133 multifamily
properties (26,790 units), and has 1,658 units in various stages of
development. Additional information about Essex can be found on the
Company's web site at www.essexpropertytrust.com.