IRT Independence Realty Trust Inc

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.

RecordDate

     

PaymentDate

     

DistributionPer Share

     

OrdinaryDividend

     

Total CapitalGain Distr.

     

Unrecap. Sec.1250 Gain

     

Return ofCapital

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).

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Independence Realty Trust ContactAndres Viroslav215-243-9000aviroslav@irtreit.com