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Press Releases 1997

Date  Title 
December 30, 1997  ESSEX TO BUILD MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 
December 18, 1997  ESSEX ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND 
December 17, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $30.4 MILLION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Company Adds Newly Constructed Property to Seattle Portfolio; Expands Presence in Vancouver, Washington
 
December 4, 1997  ESSEX TO PURCHASE PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 
December 2, 1997  ESSEX SELLS 1.5 MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 
December 1, 1997  ESSEX PURCHASES NEW HEADQUARTER BUILDING
Company Growth Necessitates Additional Corporate Space
 
November 7, 1997  ESSEX EXPANDS PRESENCE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Company Makes Initial Entry in Vancouver, Washington
 
November 3, 1997  ESSEX PURCHASES FOUR SEATTLE AREA PROPERTIES
Company Also Adds Another Southern California Property
 
October 30, 1997  ESSEX REPORTS 16 PERCENT INCREASE IN FFO PER SHARE 
October 2, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $30 MILLION IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
Company Continues Southern California Acquisitions
 
October 1, 1997  ESSEX TO DEVELOP 245-UNIT MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY IN ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON 
September 26, 1997  ESSEX TO DEVELOP TWO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES
West Coast Development Pipeline Continues To Grow
 
September 19, 1997  ESSEX BREAKS GROUND ON DOWNTOWN SEATTLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT
Company Gears Up Development Activity
 
September 19, 1997  ESSEX ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION OF A DIVIDEND
Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan for Stockholders
 
September 18, 1997  ESSEX PURCHASES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROPERTY
Company Repositions Assets For Greatest Growth
 
September 17, 1997  ESSEX INCREASES COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND
Board of Directors Declares Third Quarter Dividend
 
September 5, 1997  ESSEX SELLS 1.3 MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 
August 12, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $18 MILLION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Company Continues to Focus on Strategic Markets in Region
 
August 7, 1997  ESSEX REPORTS 15 PERCENT INCREASE IN FFO PER SHARE
Company Continues Positive Earnings Trend
 
July 16, 1997  ESSEX PURCHASES PROPERTY IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Southern California Holdings Now Comprise 30 Percent of Multifamily Portfolio
 
July 1, 1997  ESSEX EXPANDS INTO SAN DIEGO MARKET 
June 27, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $11.2 MILLION IN TWO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROPERTIES
Company Continues Expansion in Recovering Markets
 
June 25, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $15 MILLION IN MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY 
June 23, 1997  ESSEX ISSUES ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION OF PREFERRED STOCK
Company Completes the Previously Announced Private Placement
 
June 9, 1997  ESSEX ESTABLISHES HOME PAGE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB 
June 3, 1997  ESSEX PURCHASES ANOTHER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROPERTY
 
May 30, 1997  ESSEX DECLARES SECOND QUARTER DIVIDEND 
May 22, 1997  ESSEX DIVESTS ANOTHER NON-MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY 
May 8, 1997  ESSEX INVESTS $36 MILLION IN MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY
Company Issues Partnership Units to Increase Size of Portfolio
 
April 30, 1997  ESSEX INCREASES FFO PER SHARE BY 11 PERCENT
Company Sites Market Strength as Key Factor in Growth
 
March 31, 1997  ESSEX SELLS TWO MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
March 18, 1997  ESSEX DECLARES DIVIDEND 
February 28, 1997  ESSEX ACQUIRES TWO BAY AREA PROPERTIES 
February 19, 1997  ESSEX FILES SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT 
February 6, 1997  ESSEX REPORTS 1996 RESULTS; PER SHARE FFO UP – 11 PERCENT IN QUARTER, 13 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR 
February 5, 1997  ESSEX BUYS OUT JOINT VENTURE PARTNER 
January 31, 1997  ESSEX INCREASES STAKE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Company Purchases Another Apartment Community in Anticipation of Imminent Economic Recovery