Independence Realty Trust (IRT) Announces 10M Share Offering

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“IRT”) (NYSE: IRT), a multifamily apartment REIT, today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in connection with the forward sale agreements described below. IRT expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares of common stock.

Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

IRT expects to enter into a forward sale agreement with Citigroup or one of its affiliates (the “forward purchaser”) with respect to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock (and expects to enter into a forward sale agreement with respect to an additional 1,500,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). In connection with the forward sale agreements, the forward purchaser or its affiliate is expected to borrow and sell to the underwriters an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of the common stock that will be delivered in this offering (or an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). Subject to its right to elect cash or net share settlement, which right is subject to certain conditions, IRT intends to deliver, upon physical settlement of such forward sale agreements on one or more dates specified by IRT, an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock (or an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full) to the forward purchaser in exchange for cash proceeds per share equal to the applicable forward sale price, which will be the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, and will be subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreements.

IRT will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock by the forward purchaser or its affiliate in the offering. IRT expects to contribute any cash net proceeds it receives upon the future settlement of the forward sale agreements to IRT’s operating partnership, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (“IROP”), in exchange for common units in IROP. Through IROP, IRT intends to use substantially all of such cash net proceeds to fund potential acquisitions and other investment opportunities or for general corporate purposes, including the reduction of outstanding borrowings under IRT’s unsecured credit facility.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (including a base prospectus) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or contacting Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 telephone: 800-831-9146, KeyBanc Capital Markets: Attn: Equity Syndicate, 127 Public Square, 7th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114, telephone: 1.800.859.1783 and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk.

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 jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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