IRC Retail Centers Pays Cash Dividend to Preferred Stockholders

OAK BROOK, Ill.--()--IRC Retail Centers Inc., formerly known as Inland Real Estate Corporation, announced that today it paid a cash dividend of $0.169271 per share on the outstanding shares of its 8.125% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on April 1, 2016.

The Company also paid a cash dividend of $0.144791667 per share on the outstanding shares of its 6.95% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), to holders of record of Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on April 1, 2016.

In addition, the Company announced it will not declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of its Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock (together the “Preferred Stock”) for the month of April, and all accumulated dividends on the Preferred Stock will be paid with the redemption price as set forth in the Notice of Redemption which was provided to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock on April 13, 2016.

About IRC Retail Centers

IRC Retail Centers Inc. is a real estate company focused on owning and operating open-air neighborhood, community and power shopping centers located in well-established markets primarily in the Central and Southeastern U.S. The company currently has an ownership interest in more than 130 properties totaling approximately 15 million square feet of leasable space. Its necessity and value-centered retail portfolio features properties that deliver the right combination of location, market position, and tenant mix to drive consumer traffic at its centers. Additional information on IRC Retail Centers is available at www.ircretailcenters.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/irc_retail. Connect with us via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/irc-retail-centers and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ircretailcenters. IRC Retail Centers is owned by funds managed by DRA Advisors LLC (DRA). DRA is a registered SEC investment advisor with $9.4 billion of assets under management, headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco and Miami. Additional information on DRA Advisors LLC is available at www.draadvisors.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not reflect historical facts and instead reflect our management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, plans or predictions of the future. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “seek,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “should” and “could.” Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that describe or contain information related to matters such as management’s intent, belief or expectation with respect to our financial performance, investment strategy or our portfolio, our ability to address debt maturities, our cash flows, our growth prospects, the value of our assets, our joint venture commitments and the amount and timing of anticipated future cash distributions. Forward-looking statements reflect the intent, belief or expectations of our management based on their knowledge and understanding of our business and industry and their assumptions, beliefs and expectations with respect to the market for commercial real estate, the U.S. economy and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to the effects of local, national and global economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and other risks and uncertainties; including but not limited to the risks listed and described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Inland Real Estate Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2016, as they may be revised or supplemented by us in subsequent filings, if any, with the SEC, press releases or other public disclosure. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement in this release to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contacts

IRC Retail Centers
Dawn Benchelt
benchelt@ircretailcenters.com
877-206-5656

Contacts

IRC Retail Centers
Dawn Benchelt
benchelt@ircretailcenters.com
877-206-5656