Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) closed today the previously announced disposition of its student housing assets to TPG Real Estate Partners for aggregate gross proceeds of $478.7 million, which will result in net proceeds at closing of approximately $245.0 million, after the satisfaction of $233.7 million of property level debt and other closing adjustments and costs.

"We are very pleased to announce the completion of the disposition of our student housing assets to TPG Real Estate Partners, an experienced real estate owner and operator. Achieving occupancy and leasing rates for the 2020 academic year that exceeded the prior year drove value and demonstrates our track record of operational success at these properties of which we are very proud. As we have stated, this sale is strategic and consistent with our previously announced objectives to exit the student housing space, simplify our focus to our core suburban Sunbelt multifamily business, and realign our balance sheet," stated Joel T. Murphy, Preferred Apartment Communities' President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Murphy added, "This transaction allows us to harvest capital to be used consistently with the aforementioned objectives."

About Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) is a real estate investment trust engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of Class A multifamily properties, with select investments in grocery anchored shopping centers and Class A office buildings. Preferred Apartment Communities' investment objective is to generate attractive, stable returns for stockholders by investing in income-producing properties and acquiring or originating real estate loans. As of June 30, 2020, the Company owned or was invested in 125 properties in 15 states, predominantly in the Southeast region of the United States. Learn more at www.pacapts.com.