Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) will announce third quarter 2006 earnings in a press release to be issued before the market opens on Monday, November 6, 2006.

The Conference Call for third quarter 2006 earnings will take place on Monday, November 6, 2006, at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Conference Call access information is as follows:

Toll Free Number: (888) 791-1856
Pass Code: EARNINGS
Conference Leader: Andrew Blocher

A telephonic replay of the Conference Call will be available beginning at 4 p.m. EST on Monday, November 6, 2006, through Tuesday, December 5, 2006. Replay access information is as follows:

Toll Free Number: (888) 393-9638

A live on-demand Web cast of the Conference Call will be available on Federal Realty's Web site at http://www.federalrealty.com. Please check the company's Web site prior to the call for any materials that may be used during the conference call. An online playback of the Web cast will be available at http://www.federalrealty.com for 30 days following the Conference Call.

About Federal Realty

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, development, and redevelopment of high quality retail assets. Federal Realty's portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) contains approximately 18.3 million square feet located primarily in strategic metropolitan markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and California. In addition, the Trust has an ownership interest in approximately 0.7 million square feet of retail space through its joint venture with Clarion Lion Properties Fund in which the Trust has a 30% interest. Our operating portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) was 96.7% leased to national, regional, and local retailers as of June 30, 2006, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 2.5% of annualized base rent. Federal Realty has paid quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in 1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 39 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Shares of Federal Realty are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT

Investor and Media Inquiries
Andrew Blocher Vikki Quinn
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Capital Markets & Investor Relations Marketing and Corporate
301/998-8166 Communications
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SOURCE Federal Realty Investment Trust

CONTACT: Andrew Blocher, Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor
Relations, +1-301-998-8166, ablocher@federalrealty.com, or Vikki Quinn, Vice
President, Marketing and Corporate Communications, +1-301-998-8178,
vquinn@federalrealty.com, both of Federal Realty Investment Trust
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