RAIT Financial Trust Announces Tax Treatment of 2017 Dividends

RAIT Financial Trust (“RAIT”) (NYSE: RAS) today announced the following:

Tax Treatment of 2017 Dividends

Common Shares

RAIT’s common shares (the “Common Shares”) are currently listed under the CUSIP #749227609 and trade under the NYSE ticker symbol “RAS”. The aggregate amount of dividends with record dates in 2017 was $0.23 per share. The following table contains information on the 2017 Common Share dividend payments.

Record Date		Pay Date			Distribution Per Share			Ordinary Dividends			Qualified Dividends (Included in Ordinary Dividends)		Capital Gain Distribution			Unrecap. Sec. 1250 Gain		Return of Capital
1/10/2017		1/31/2017			$0.0900			$0.0001			$0.0001		$0.0011			$0.0011		$0.0888
5/26/2017		6/15/2017			$0.0900			$0.0000			$0.0000		$0.0000			$0.0000		$0.0900
8/25/2017		9/15/2017			$0.0500			$0.0000			$0.0000		$0.0000			$0.0000		$0.0500

Series A Preferred Shares

RAIT’s 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) are currently listed under the CUSIP #749227203 and trade under the NYSE ticker symbol “RAS PRA”. The aggregate amount of dividends with record dates in 2017 was $1.9376 per share. The following table contains information on the 2017 Series A Preferred Share dividend payments.

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