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Exhibit 99.1
News Release
31500 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
(248) 350-9900
FAX: (248) 350-9925
NYSE: RPT
RAMCO-GERSHENSON ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF CUMULATIVE
CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED SHARE OFFERING
CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED SHARE OFFERING
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 31, 2011 Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) announced
today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering to sell $75 million (1,500,000 shares)
of newly issued cumulative convertible perpetual preferred shares of beneficial interest. The joint
book-running managers for this offering are Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. is acting as lead manager of the offering, and Stifel,
Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, is acting as manager. The Company plans to grant the underwriters
a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $11.25 million (225,000 additional shares) of the
preferred shares.
Ramco-Gershenson intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to retire its $30.0 million
bridge loan and reduce outstanding borrowings under its secured revolving credit facility.
Ramco-Gershenson may use the net proceeds to repay other outstanding indebtedness and for general
corporate purposes.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (No. 333-156689).
The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
copies of which may be obtained by contacting Deutsche Bank Securities, Prospectus Department,
Harborside Financial Center, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-3988, telephone: (800)
503-4611, prospectus.cpdg@db.com; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial
Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by telephone at 866-803-9204.
Electronic copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are also
available from the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction.
ABOUT RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROPERTIES TRUST
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is a fully
integrated, self-administered, publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns,
develops, acquires, manages and leases community shopping centers. At December 31, 2010, the
Company owned and managed a portfolio of 89 shopping centers and one office building, with
approximately 20.3 million square feet of gross leaseable area, of which 15.6 million is owned by
the Company and its real estate joint ventures. The shopping centers are located in Michigan,
Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Indiana, New Jersey, Virginia, South Carolina,
Maryland
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and Illinois. For additional information regarding Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust visit
the Companys website at www.rgpt.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the operation of certain of
the Companys properties. Management of Ramco-Gershenson believes the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on reasonable assumptions. Certain
factors could occur that might cause actual results to vary. These include the final terms of the
offering and the final size of the offering, our success or failure in implementing our business
strategy, economic conditions generally and in the commercial real estate and finance markets
specifically, our cost of capital, which depends in part on our asset quality, our relationships
with lenders and other capital providers, our business prospects and outlook, changes in
governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters, and our continuing to qualify as a REIT,
and other factors discussed in the Companys reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
CONTACT: Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust: Dawn Hendershot, Director of Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications, 248-592-6202
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