Cedar Realty Trust Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) today announced that the underwriters of its 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock offering exercised their over-allotment option to purchase 300,000 shares in addition to the 2 million shares that priced on February 7, 2013.  Gross proceeds, before underwriting costs, for the full 2.3 million shares were approximately $56.5 million and closing occurred today.

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 approximately 10 million square feet of GLA.

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