Aimco Announces Quarterly Common Dividend

Apartment Investment and Management Company ("Aimco") AIV announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of Class A Common Stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The third quarter 2012 dividend is payable on November 30, 2012, to stockholders of record on November 16, 2012.

Aimco is a real estate investment trust that is focused on the ownership and management of quality apartment communities located in the largest markets in the United States. Aimco is one of the country's largest owners and operators of apartments, with 344 communities serving approximately 250,000 residents in 30 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Aimco common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AIV, and are included in the S&P 500. For more information about Aimco, please visit our website at www.aimco.com.