Taubman Centers Announces Taxable Allocations of 2016 Common and Preferred Share Dividend Distributions

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Taubman Centers, Inc. TCO announced today the tax allocations of the 2016 dividend distributions on its common shares and 6.5% Series J and 6.25% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.

The 2016 distributions paid with respect to Taubman Centers, Inc. Common Stock (NYSE: TCO/Cusip no. 876664103) are as follows:

														Unrecaptured
								Ordinary		Return of		Long Term		Sec. 1250
Declaration		Record		Payable		Gross		Dividend		Capital		Capital Gain		Capital Gain
Date		Date		Date		Distribution		Percent		Percent		Percent		Percent
03/03/16		03/15/16		03/31/16		0.59500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
06/01/16		06/15/16		06/30/16		0.59500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
09/01/16		09/15/16		09/30/16		0.59500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
12/02/16		12/15/16		12/30/16		0.59500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
2016 TOTALS PER SHARE						2.38000		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%

• Amounts reported to Direct Share Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan participants will differ due to administrative costs. Participants should refer to their Form 1099, which will be mailed on or before February 15, 2017 and contact Computershare at (888) 877-2889 for further information.

• Since all common stock dividends paid in 2016 were taxable, the shareholder's tax basis in Taubman Centers, Inc. securities will not be impacted by the common stock dividends paid. We have included a statement to this effect on the Taubman Website at www.taubman.com, pursuant to U.S. tax basis reporting required under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045B.

• The portion of the per share dividends paid in 2016 detailed above as capital gains (long term and unrecaptured Section 1250) are designated as capital gain dividends for tax purposes as required by Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(C). The unrecaptured Section 1250 gains are 25% rate gain distributions and the long term capital gains are maximum 20% rate gain distributions but may be eligible for a lower capital gains rate. Please consult your tax advisor.

• For 2016, 0.106945% of the ordinary dividend distribution to common shareholders will be allocable as qualified dividends.

• Taxability of the 2016 common dividend is not indicative of the taxability of future dividends.

The 2016 distributions paid with respect to Taubman Centers, Inc. Series J Preferred Stock TCO are as follows:

														Unrecaptured
								Ordinary		Return of		Long Term		Sec. 1250
Declaration		Record		Payable		Gross		Dividend		Capital		Capital Gain		Capital Gain
Date		Date		Date		Distribution		Percent		Percent		Percent		Percent
03/03/16		03/15/16		03/31/16		0.40625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
06/01/16		06/15/16		06/30/16		0.40625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
09/01/16		09/15/16		09/30/16		0.40625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
12/02/16		12/15/16		12/30/16		0.40625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
2016 TOTALS PER SHARE						1.62500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%

• The portion of the per share dividends paid in 2016 detailed above as capital gains (long term and unrecaptured Section 1250) are designated as capital gain dividends for tax purposes as required by Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(C). The unrecaptured Section 1250 gains are 25% rate gain distributions and the long term capital gains are maximum 20% rate gain distributions but may be eligible for a lower capital gains rate. Please consult your tax advisor.

• For 2016, .106945% of the ordinary dividend distribution to preferred shareholders will be allocable as qualified dividends.

• Taxability of the 2016 dividend to Series J Preferred Stock holders is not indicative of the taxability of future dividends.

The 2016 distributions paid with respect to Taubman Centers, Inc. Series K Preferred Stock TCO are as follows:

														Unrecaptured
								Ordinary		Return of		Long Term		Sec. 1250
Declaration		Record		Payable		Gross		Dividend		Capital		Capital Gain		Capital Gain
Date		Date		Date		Distribution		Percent		Percent		Percent		Percent
03/03/16		03/15/16		03/31/16		0.390625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
06/01/16		06/15/16		06/30/16		0.390625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
09/01/16		09/15/16		09/30/16		0.390625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
12/02/16		12/15/16		12/30/16		0.390625		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%
2016 TOTALS PER SHARE						1.562500		77.42290%		0%		16.51100%		6.06610%

• The portion of the per share dividends paid in 2016 detailed above as capital gains (long term and unrecaptured Section 1250) are designated as capital gain dividends for tax purposes as required by Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(C). The unrecaptured Section 1250 gains are 25% rate gain distributions and the long term capital gains are maximum 20% rate gain distributions but may be eligible for a lower capital gains rate. Please consult your tax advisor.

• For 2016, .106945% of the ordinary dividend distribution to preferred shareholders will be allocable as qualified dividends.

• Taxability of the 2016 dividend to Series K Preferred Stock holders is not indicative of the taxability of future dividends.

For additional information, please refer to the Taubman Centers, Inc. website, www.taubman.com or call Mark Godek , Director of Tax Compliance at (248) 258-7667.

About Taubman

Taubman Centers is an S&P MidCap 400 Real Estate Investment Trust engaged in the ownership, management and/or leasing of 26 regional, super-regional and outlet shopping centers in the U.S. and Asia. Taubman's U.S.-owned properties are the most productive in the publicly held U.S. regional mall industry. Founded in 1950, Taubman is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Taubman Asia, founded in 2005, is headquartered in Hong Kong. www.taubman.com.

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