BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BRE) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results on Monday, February 3, 2014 after the market close. The full text of the earnings report and supplemental data will be available immediately after the release in the Investors Section of the company's website. Click on Quarterly Reporting.

In light of its proposed combination with Essex Property Trust, Inc., BRE Properties will not be holding a conference call with its senior management to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2013 results.

About BRE Properties

BRE Properties, based in San Francisco, California, focuses on the development, acquisition and management of apartment communities located primarily in the major metropolitan markets of Southern and Northern California and Seattle. BRE directly owns 75 multifamily communities (totaling 21,482 homes) and has joint venture interests in one additional apartment community (totaling 252 homes). BRE Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed in the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For more information on BRE Properties, please visit our website at www.breproperties.com.

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