RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) (“RAIT”) announced that on May 18, 2017, RAIT’s Board of Trustees declared a second quarter 2017 cash dividend of $0.484375 per share on RAIT’s 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.5234375 per share on RAIT’s 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and $0.5546875 per share on RAIT’s 8.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. The dividends will be paid on June 30, 2017 to holders of record on June 1, 2017.

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RAIT Financial Trust is an internally-managed real estate investment trust focused on providing debt financing options to owners of commercial real estate throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.rait.com or call Investor Relations at 215.207.2100.

RAIT Financial TrustAndres Viroslav, 215-207-2100aviroslav@rait.com