WRI Weingarten Realty Investors

Weingarten Realty Investors Announces Officer Promotions HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) has announced that the Company has promoted Stephen C. Richter to Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and Johnny L. Hendrix to Executive Vice President/Asset Management. In addition, Scott Morway was promoted to Vice President/Regional Director of New Development and Mark D. Stout was named Vice President/Associate General Counsel. According to Drew Alexander, President & CEO of Weingarten Realty Investors, "These Associates' knowledge and efforts have been an important part of our success, and their promotions reflect our trust in them, and our confidence that they will continue to contribute to the future successes of the Company." Weingarten Realty Investors is a Houston, Texas, based real estate investment trust with 346 properties in 20 states that span the greater southern part of the United States from coast to coast. Included in the portfolio are 284 neighborhood and community shopping centers and 62 industrial properties aggregating 46.1 million square feet. Weingarten has one of the most diversified tenant bases of any major REIT in its sector, with the largest of its over 5,000 tenants comprising less than 3% of total rental revenues. The Company's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "WRI". For further information on the Company, please visit http://www.weingarten.com/ . Statements included herein that state the Company's or Management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which by their nature involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Reference is made to the Company's regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information or factors which may impact the Company's performance. DATASOURCE: Weingarten Realty Investors CONTACT: Tracy Pursell of Weingarten Realty Investors, +1-713-866-6050 Web site: http://www.weingarten.com/

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