PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) announced today the tax treatment of its Year 2009 dividend distributions as described in the chart below. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. distributions. 25% Taxable 15% Sec.1250 Distributions Ordinary Capital Capital Return of Security CUSIP # per Share Dividend Gain Gain Capital -------- ------- ------------- -------- ------- -------- --------- Common Stock 015271109 $2.30 98.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% Series C Preferred Stock 015271406 $2.09375 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Series D Preferred Stock 015271505 $1.75 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Landlord of Choice to the Life Science Industry®, is the largest owner and pre-eminent first-in-class REIT focused principally on science-driven cluster formation. Alexandria is the leading provider of high-quality environmentally sustainable real estate, technical infrastructure, and services to the broad and diverse life science industry. Client tenants include institutional (universities and independent not-for-profit institutions), pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, product, service and translational entities, as well as government agencies. DATASOURCE: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. CONTACT: Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., +1-626-578-9693

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