PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) today announced the Federal income tax treatment of its 2014 distributions to the holders of its common and preferred shares.



     Common Stock                                                       Symbol: CDR                                      CUSIP: 150602209
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                                                                                                     Total

                                                                                                  Distribution                      Ordinary           Qualified            Nontaxable

     Record Date                        Payable Date                                               Per Share                        Dividend           Dividend            Distribution
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                              2/10/2014                       2/20/2014                                        $0.050000                     $0.000000           $0.000000              $0.050000

                               5/9/2014                       5/20/2014                                        $0.050000                     $0.000000           $0.000000              $0.050000

                               8/8/2014                       8/20/2014                                        $0.050000                     $0.000000           $0.000000              $0.050000

                             11/10/2014                      11/20/2014                                        $0.050000                     $0.000000           $0.000000              $0.050000

     Totals                                                                                                    $0.200000                     $0.000000           $0.000000              $0.200000
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     Series B Preferred Stock                                                       CUSIP: 150602407

                                                     Symbol: CDR-PB
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                                                                                                     Total

                                                                                                  Distribution                      Ordinary           Qualified           Nondividend

     Record Date                        Payable Date                                               Per Share                       Dividends           Dividend            Distribution
     -----------                        ------------                                               ---------                       ---------           --------            ------------

                              2/10/2014                       2/20/2014                                        $0.453125                     $0.365400           $0.000000              $0.087725

                               5/9/2014                       5/20/2014                                        $0.453125                     $0.365400           $0.000000              $0.087725

                               8/8/2014                       8/20/2014                                        $0.453125                     $0.365400           $0.000000              $0.087725

                             11/10/2014                      11/20/2014                                        $0.453125                     $0.365400           $0.000000              $0.087725

     Totals                                                                                                    $1.812500                     $1.461600           $0.000000              $0.350900
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About Cedar Realty Trust

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership and operation of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington DC to Boston corridor. The Company's portfolio (excluding properties treated as "held for sale") is comprised of 58 properties, with approximately 9.2 million square feet of gross leasable area.

For additional financial and descriptive information on the Company, its operations and its portfolio, please refer to the Company's website at www.cedarrealtytrust.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents filed by Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission which identify important risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.