SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramco-Gershenson Properties
Trust (NYSE: RPT) announced today that on December 8, 1999, its Board of
Trustees declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.42 per share for the period
October 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, based on an annual dividend of
$1.68 per share.
    The distribution will be payable on January 18, 2000, to shareholders of
record on December 31, 1999.
    Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust has a portfolio of 55 shopping centers,
with approximately 10.6 million square feet of gross leasable area, located in
Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the Company is a fully integrated,
self-administered, publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT).  The
Trust owns, develops, acquires and manages community shopping centers,
regional malls and single tenant retail properties, nationally.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the
expected annual dividend rate.  Management of Ramco-Gershenson believes the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements made in this document
are based on reasonable assumptions.  Certain factors could occur that might
cause actual results to vary.  These include general economic conditions, the
strength of key industries in the cities in which the Trust's properties are
located, the performance of the Trust's tenants at the Trust's properties and
elsewhere, and other factors discussed in the Trust's reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
    For more information on Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust via facsimile at
no cost, simply dial 1-800-PRO-INFO and enter the company code RPT.

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