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PHILADELPHIA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI) intends to release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 before market trading begins on Wednesday, October 24, 2012.

Management has scheduled a conference call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 24, 2012, to review the Companyas third quarter results and future outlook. To listen to the call, please dial (877) 941-2068 (domestic) or (480) 629-9712 (international), at least five minutes before the scheduled start time, and provide conference ID number 4563693. Investors can also access the call in a "listen only" mode via the Internet at the Company website, [ www.preit.com ]. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. Financial and statistical information expected to be discussed on the call will also be available on the Companyas website.

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a replay of the call will be available through November 7, 2012 at (877) 870-5176 (domestic) or (858) 384-5517 (international), (Replay reservation code: 4563693). The online archive of the webcast will be available for 14 days following the call.

About Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, founded in 1960 and one of the first equity REITs in the U.S., has a primary investment focus on retail shopping malls. Currently, the Company's portfolio consists of 49 properties, including 38 shopping malls, eight strip and power centers, and three development properties. The Company's properties are located in 13 states in the eastern half of the United States, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. The operating retail properties have approximately 33 million total square feet of space. PREIT is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Company's website can be found at [ www.preit.com ]. PREITas common shares are publicly traded and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PEI. PEIas Series A preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PEI-PRA.

Additional information about PREIT is available on [ www.preit.com ].