Associated Estates Realty Corporation



Corporate Headquarters

Associated Estates Realty Corporation
5025 Swetland Court
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143-1467
216-261-5000

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of shareholders of Associated Estates Realty Corporation will tentatively be held on Thursday, May 7, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. at:

The Forum
One Cleveland Center
1375 East 9th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Independent Accountants

Price Waterhouse LLP
Cleveland, Ohio

Legal Counsel

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Cleveland, Ohio

Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend Disbursing Agent

National City Bank
Corporate Trust Department
P.O. Box 92301
Cleveland, Ohio 44193-0900
Telephone: 800-622-6757

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for registered shareholders. Details of the Plan are available by contacting the Company or the transfer agent.

The Company is also a participant in the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC) low cost investment plan.

Investor Relations

Additional information, including a copy of the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may be obtained by contacting Investor Relations in writing at the corporate headquarters address above, by telephone at 216-797-8752, or through the Company's web site on the Internet at http://www.aecrealty.com.

New York Stock Exchange

AEC: Common Shares
AECPRA: Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares

The number of holders of record of the Company's common shares at December 31, 1997 was 479. The high and low closing sale prices of the Company's common shares for each quarter in 1997 and 1996 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange are shown below.





Board of Directors

Albert T. Adams
Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP

Jeffrey I. Friedman
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
of the Company

Gerald C. McDonough
Retired

Mark L. Milstein
President
Adam Construction Company

Frank E. Mosier
Retired

Richard T. Schwarz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Monashee Partners, Inc.

Jerome Spevack
Vice Chairman of the Company

Officers

Dennis W. Bikun
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Martin A. Fishman
Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary

Jeffrey I. Friedman
President and Chief Executive Officer

In Recognition

Effective May 1, 1998, Jerome ("Jerry") Spevack will officially relinquish his responsibilities as Vice Chairman and a Director of the Company. Mr. Spevack, 65, joined the organization in 1967 and has served as an executive officer and Director. He will remain involved with the Company as a consultant. Through his guidance and leadership for more than 30 years, he has significantly impacted the history of Associated Estates. We will miss his day-to-day involvement with our operations.





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