DDR Appoints Martin McGreevy Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) today announced the appointment of Martin McGreevy as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. In his role Mr. McGreevy will be responsible for establishing and executing the company's corporate messaging, branding and marketing strategy.

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"We are excited to welcome Marty to our management team and look forward to his contributions as we expand our marketing efforts and leverage various innovative media platforms and networks that will enhance our business objectives," said Daniel B. Hurwitz, president and chief executive officer of DDR.

Mr. McGreevy commented, "I am excited to return to Cleveland and contribute to such a forward-focused organization. There is significant opportunity to expand upon the current brand of DDR by creating incremental value through a variety of marketing and messaging initiatives."

Prior to joining DDR, Mr. McGreevy was president of Cyclonix Inc., a San Jose-based marketing and consulting firm. Mr. McGreevy is a graduate of Ohio University where he earned a bachelor of science in communications. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Carmel Art & Film Festival in California and has been a producer of the Festival since 2010. In addition, Mr. McGreevy is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

About DDR

DDR is an owner and manager of 459 value-oriented shopping centers representing 117 million square feet in 39 states, Puerto Rico and Brazil. The company's assets are concentrated in high barrier-to-entry markets with stable populations and high growth potential and its portfolio is actively managed to create long-term shareholder value. DDR is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DDR. Additional information about the company is available at www.ddr.com.

Safe Harbor

DDR considers portions of the information in this press release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company's expectation for future periods. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, among other factors, local conditions such as oversupply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area; competition from other available space; dependence on rental income from real property; the loss of, significant downsizing of or bankruptcy of a major tenant; constructing properties or expansions that produce a desired yield on investment; our ability to buy or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms; our ability to complete acquisitions or dispositions of assets under contract; our ability to secure equity or debt financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all; our ability to enter into definitive agreements with regard to our financing and joint venture arrangements or our failure to satisfy conditions to the completion of these arrangements; and the success of our capital recycling strategy. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

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