Education Realty Trust Announces Tax Treatment of 2006 Dividend


MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) today announced the final characterizations of its 2006 dividend distributions for income tax reporting purposes.

Common Stock

CUSIP: 28140H104



                                                         Non-Taxable
                                            Taxable     Distribution
    Record         Payment       Total      Ordinary     (Return of
     Date           Date        Dividend    Dividend      Capital)

  01/24/2006     02/07/2006     $0.3000     $0.0000        $0.3000
  04/25/2006     05/09/2006     $0.2975     $0.0000        $0.2975
  07/25/2006     08/09/2006     $0.2975     $0.0000        $0.2975
  10/24/2006     11/07/2006     $0.2050     $0.0000        $0.2050

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, develops and manages high-quality student housing communities throughout the U.S. Led by a team with more than 170 years of shared industry experience, EDR is one of America's largest owners and operators of collegiate student housing. Its portfolio includes 40,742 beds at 66 communities in 21 states. For more information please visit the company's Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

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