Kite Realty Group Trust Announces Launch of Common Share Offering

Kite Realty Group Trust Announces Launch of Common Share Offering

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kite Realty Group Trust (NYS: KRG) (the "Company") announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 9,500,000 common shares of beneficial interest. The book-running managers for this offering are BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Raymond James, and the lead manager is Wells Fargo Securities. The underwriters will be granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,425,000 common shares of beneficial interest.

The Company intends to use all of the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility. Such net proceeds may be redeployed for other general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of properties and redevelopment costs.

The offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective on January 11, 2012. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, New York 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; from Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717; Tel: 800-831-9146; email: batprospectusdept@citi.com; from KeyBanc Capital Markets, Attention: Prospectus Delivery Department, 127 Public Square, 4th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114; from Raymond James, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, or by calling toll-free at 1-800-248-8863, or emailing prospectus@raymondjames.com; and from Wells Fargo Securities, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10152, at (800) 326-5897 or by emailing a request to cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.

About Kite Realty Group Trust

Kite Realty Group Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, redevelopment and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in selected markets in the United States. At June 30, 2012, the Company owned interests in a portfolio of 62 operating and redevelopment properties totaling approximately 9.3 million square feet and an additional four properties currently under in-process development totaling 0.7 million square feet.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such differences, some of which could be material, include, but are not limited to: national and local economic, business, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in light of the recent slowing of growth in the U.S. economy; financing risks, including the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity; the Company's ability to refinance, or extend the maturity dates of, its indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of tenants, including their ability to pay rent and the risk of tenant bankruptcies; the competitive environment in which the Company operates; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks; property ownership and management risks; the Company's ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns; risks related to the geographical concentration of our properties in Indiana, Florida and Texas; the dilutive effects of this offering and of issuing additional securities; and other factors affecting the real estate industry generally. The Company refers you to the documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which discuss these and other factors that could adversely affect the Company's results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Kite Realty Group Trust
Dan Sink, Chief Financial Officer, 317-577-5609
dsink@kiterealty.com
or
Investors/Media:
Adam Basch, Financial Analyst, 317-578-5161
abasch@kiterealty.com

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