Independence Realty Trust Announces First Quarter Monthly Cash Dividends on its Common Stock

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE MKT:

) (“IRT”) today announced that, on January 19, 2015, IRT's Board of Directors declared monthly cash dividends for the first quarter of 2015 on IRT's shares of common stock in the amount of $0.06 per share per month. The monthly dividends total $0.18 per share for the first quarter. The month for which each dividend was declared is set forth below, with the relevant amount per share, record date and payment date set forth opposite the month: Month Amount Record Date Payment Date January 2015 $0.06 01/30/2015 02/17/2015 February 2015 $0.06 02/27/2015 03/16/2015 March 2015 $0.06 03/31/2015 04/15/2015