Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Announces Tax Treatment of Year 2016 Distributions

PR Newswire

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE) announced today the tax treatment of its Year 2016 distributions as described in the chart below. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. distributions.

						Dividends					Capital Gains
Ticker Symbol	Record Date	Payment Date	Distribution Per Share			Taxable Ordinary			Qualified ⁽¹⁾		Total Capital Gain			Unrecaptured Section 1250 ⁽²⁾		Return of Capital ⁽³⁾
ARE	12/31/2015	1/15/2016	$	0.770000		$	0.19371311		—		$	0.23824508		—		$	0.33804180
ARE	3/31/2016	4/15/2016	0.800000			0.20126038			—		0.24752736			—		0.35121226
ARE	6/30/2016	7/15/2016	0.800000			0.20126038			—		0.24752736			—		0.35121226
ARE	9/30/2016	10/17/2016	0.800000			0.20126038			—		0.24752736			—		0.35121226
Total Common Stock (Cusip # 015271109)			$	3.170000		$	0.79749425		—		$	0.98082716		—		$	1.39167858
Percentage			100		%	25.157547		%	—	%	30.940920		%	—	%	43.901533		%

ARE PRD	12/31/2015	1/15/2016	$	0.437500		$	0.19619835		—		$	0.24130165		—		—
ARE PRD	3/31/2016	4/15/2016	0.437500			0.19619835			—		0.24130165			—		—
ARE PRD	6/30/2016	7/15/2016	0.437500			0.19619835			—		0.24130165			—		—
ARE PRD	9/30/2016	10/17/2016	0.437500			0.19619835			—		0.24130165			—		—
Total Series D Preferred Stock (Cusip # 015271505)			$	1.750000		$	0.78479340		—		$	0.96520660		—		—
Percentage			100		%	44.845337		%	—	%	55.154663		%	—	%	—		%

ARE PRE	12/31/2015	1/15/2016	$	0.403125		$	0.18078276		—		$	0.22234224		—		—
ARE PRE	3/31/2016	4/15/2016	0.403125			0.18078276			—		0.22234224			—		—
ARE PRE	6/30/2016	7/15/2016	0.403125			0.18078276			—		0.22234224			—		—
ARE PRE	9/30/2016	10/17/2016	0.403125			0.18078276			—		0.22234224			—		—
Total Series E Preferred Stock (Cusip # 015271703)			$	1.612500		$	0.72313104		—		$	0.88936896		—		—
Percentage			100		%	44.845337		%	—	%	55.154663		%	—	%	—		%

(1)	Qualified dividends are a subset of, and included in, the taxable ordinary dividend amount.
(2)	Unrecaptured section 1250 gain is a subset of, and included in, the total capital gain amount.
(3)	Represents a return of shareholder investment.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE) is an urban office REIT uniquely focused on collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, with a total market capitalization of $14.2 billion and an asset base in North America of 25.2 million square feet as of December 31, 2016. The asset base in North America includes 19.9 million RSF of operating properties and development and redevelopment of new Class A properties (under construction or pre-construction) and 5.3 million square feet of future ground-up development projects. Alexandria pioneered this niche in 1994 and has since established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, San Francisco, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland and Research Triangle Park. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science and technology campuses that provide its innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity and success. For additional information on Alexandria, please visit www.are.com.