AmREIT Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmREIT, Inc., a Houston based real estate company that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, will announce its fourth quarter and year end 2012 earnings in a press release to be issued on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 after the market closes.

The conference call for the fourth quarter earnings will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). To participate in the conference call, please call 1-888-317-6016 approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. The conference call will be recorded and a replay of the call will be available via webcast shortly after the call concludes.

The conference call will be webcast live at www.amreit.com and can be accessed under the Investors tab of the Company's website. The complete earnings release and supplemental data package will be located in the Investor Relations section of the website on the quarterly earnings page.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for 14 days following the conference call. To access the telephonic replay of the conference call, dial 1-877-344-7529 and enter passcode 10023750.

About AmREIT, Inc.

AmREIT believes it has one of the highest quality grocery and drugstore anchored retail portfolios in the REIT sector. AmREIT's-29-year old established platform has localized acquisition, operation and redevelopment expertise in the most densely populated and affluent submarkets of five of the top markets in the US: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Atlanta. Texas is one of the best performing economies in the country and 91% of AmREIT's income is generated by its properties that are located in this market. AmREIT's core portfolio was 96.8% occupied as of September 30, 2012, and its top five tenants include Kroger, Landry's, CVS/Pharmacy, H-E-B and Publix. In addition, its same store Net Operating Income was a peer leading 6% increase in 2011 as compared to 2010. AmREIT has access to an acquisition pipeline through its value add joint ventures, including two leading institutional investors who partner with the company as local experts. AmREIT's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “AMRE.” For more information, please visit www.amreit.com.