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MEMPHIS, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--EdR (NYSE: EDR), a leader in the ownership, development and management of collegiate housing, today announced that the company will release financial results for the third quarter of 2012 after the market closes on Thursday, October 25, 2012.

"Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"

The company will host a conference call for investors and other interested parties beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 25, 2012. The call will be hosted by Randy Churchey, president and chief executive officer, and Randy Brown, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the Internet. To access the call, participants from within the U.S. may dial 877-705-6003 and participants from outside the U.S. may dial 201-493-6725. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the companyas investor relations Web site at [ www.EdRtrust.com ].

The replay of the call will be available at approximately 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 25, 2012 through midnight Eastern Time on November 1, 2012. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is 877-870-5176, the international dial-in number is 858-384-5517, and the passcode is 401013. The archive of the webcast will be available on the companyas Web site for a limited time.

About EdR

EdR (NYSE:EDR) is one of America's largest owners, developers and managers of collegiate housing. EdR is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or manages 64 communities in 24 states with more than 36,300 beds within more than 12,000 units. For more information please visit the company's Web site at [ www.EdRtrust.com ].

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Statements about the company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. You should not rely on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's future results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks are set forth under the captions "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in our annual report on Form 10-K and under the caption "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" (or similar captions) in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and as described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any guidance or other forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.