ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) today announced that it will be participating in the 2014 Citi Global Property CEO Conference, held on March 2(nd) to 5(th) in Hollywood, Florida. Donald C. Wood, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present on Monday, March 3(rd), 2014 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

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The Company's presentation will be accessible live via audio webcast which can be found at the link below as well as on Federal Realty's Investor Relations Website. Following the live event, the audio webcast will be available at 9:05am for webcast replay on Federal Realty's Investor Relations Website and will expire on June 3, 2014.

Federal Realty Presentation

Date: Monday, March 3, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m. ET
Audio Webcast Link: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/globalproperty2014/12101300588.cfm

About Federal Realty
 Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, development, and redevelopment of high quality retail assets. Federal Realty's portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) contains approximately 20 million square feet located primarily in strategically selected metropolitan markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and California. In addition, the Trust has an ownership interest in approximately 1.0 million square feet of retail space through a joint venture in which the Trust has a 30% interest. Our operating portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) was 95.8% leased to national, regional, and local retailers as of December 31, 2013, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 3.5% of annualized base rent. Federal Realty has paid quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in 1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 46 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P MidCap 400 company and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT.

Safe Harbor Language
 Certain matters discussed within this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although Federal Realty believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 11, 2014, and include the following:


    --  risks that our tenants will not pay rent, may vacate early or may file
        for bankruptcy or that we may be unable to renew leases or re-let space
        at favorable rents as leases expire;
    --  risks that we may not be able to proceed with or obtain necessary
        approvals for any redevelopment or renovation project, and that
        completion of anticipated or ongoing property redevelopments or
        renovations may cost more, take more time to complete, or fail to
        perform as expected;
    --  risks that we are investing a significant amount in ground-up
        development projects that may be dependent on third parties to deliver
        critical aspects of certain projects, requires spending a substantial
        amount upfront in infrastructure, and assumes receipt of public funding
        which has been committed but not entirely funded;
    --  risks normally associated with the real estate industry, including risks
        that occupancy levels at our properties and the amount of rent that we
        receive from our properties may be lower than expected, that new
        acquisitions may fail to perform as expected, that competition for
        acquisitions could result in increased prices for acquisitions, that
        environmental issues may develop at our properties and result in
        unanticipated costs, and, because real estate is illiquid, that we may
        not be able to sell properties when appropriate;
    --  risks that our growth will be limited if we cannot obtain additional
        capital;
    --  risks associated with general economic conditions, including local
        economic conditions in our geographic markets;
    --  risks of financing, such as our ability to consummate additional
        financings or obtain replacement financing on terms which are acceptable
        to us, our ability to meet existing financial covenants and the
        limitations imposed on our operations by those covenants, and the
        possibility of increases in interest rates that would result in
        increased interest expense; and
    --  risks related to our status as a real estate investment trust, commonly
        referred to as a REIT, for federal income tax purposes, such as the
        existence of complex tax regulations relating to our status as a REIT,
        the effect of future changes in REIT requirements as a result of new
        legislation, and the adverse consequences of the failure to qualify as a
        REIT.

Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that we make, including those in this press release. Except as may be required by law, we make no promise to update any of the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully review the risks and risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2014.



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