<p>2025 年 11 月 12 日- 下午 07:21</p>
<p>马里兰州贝塞斯达，2025 年 11 月 12 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- Elme Communities（“Elme” 或 “公司”）（纽约证券交易所代码：ELME）今天完成了之前宣布的将 19 个多户住宅社区（“投资组合销售”）出售给 Cortland Partners, LLC（“Cortland”）的交易，交易金额为 16 亿美元现金，需根据某些惯例调整和分摊。投资组合销售的完成是在满足所有成交条件后，包括在 2025 年 10 月 30 日的特别会议上获得 Elme 股东对投资组合销售的批准。</p>
<p>投资组合销售标志着公司销售和清算计划的第一步，该计划已在特别会议上获得公司股东的批准。销售和清算计划考虑出售或处置公司所有资产，包括公司剩余的九个多户住宅资产和 Watergate 600，以及自愿终止和解散公司的业务和事务。</p>
<p>公司还宣布，在投资组合销售完成后，公司及其某些子公司与高盛银行（Goldman Sachs Bank USA）作为贷款方签订了一项贷款协议，获得一笔 5.2 亿美元的高级担保定期贷款，贷款到期日为 2026 年 11 月 9 日，并可选择延长一年。该定期贷款计划用担保该定期贷款的物业销售净收益进行偿还。</p>
<p>Elme 计划通过初步特别清算分配将投资组合销售的净收益以及新定期贷款部分收益返还给股东，预计每股普通股的分配金额在 14.50 美元至 14.82 美元之间，考虑到偿还所有现有公司债务、支付与交易相关的费用和支出以及为新定期贷款设立的准备金。公司预计初步特别清算分配将在今年晚些时候宣布，并于 2026 年 1 月支付，需经 Elme 董事会批准分配的金额和时间。初步特别清算分配的确切金额和时间预计将在本月晚些时候在董事会批准后宣布。预计在未来资产销售完成后，董事会将酌情支付额外的清算分配，具体取决于费用支付、新定期贷款的偿还义务以及公司负债所需准备金的设立。</p>
<p>“随着投资组合销售完成，我们的重点是变现公司剩余资产并为股东最大化价值，” 总裁兼首席执行官 Paul McDermott 表示。“我们在今年第三季度启动了销售流程，目标是在 2026 年 6 月之前完成所有剩余销售。我们的目标仍然是尽快出售 Elme 的所有资产，以加速资本返还给股东。”</p>
<p><strong>关于 Elme Communities</strong></p>
<p>Elme Communities 是一家多户住宅房地产投资信托，拥有并运营华盛顿特区大都会区和亚特兰大大都会区的公寓。</p>
<p><strong>联系方式：</strong></p>
<p>Amy Hopkins</p>
<p>投资者关系副总裁</p>
<p>电子邮件 <strong>:</strong> ahopkins@elmecommunities.com</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性和警示性声明</strong></p>
<p>新闻稿中的某些声明是 1995 年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》意义上的 “前瞻性声明”，涉及风险和不确定性。前瞻性声明与期望、信念、预测、未来计划和策略、预期事件或趋势以及类似的表达有关，这些内容并非历史事实。在某些情况下，您可以通过使用 “可能”、“将”、“应该”、“期望”、“打算”、“计划”、“预期”、“相信”、“估计”、“预测” 或 “潜在” 等前瞻性术语，或这些词语和短语的否定形式，或类似的词语或短语来识别前瞻性声明，这些都是对未来事件或趋势的预测，并且不单单与历史事项相关。这些声明涉及已知和未知的风险、不确定性以及其他因素，这些因素可能导致 Elme 的实际结果、表现或成就与这些前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的未来结果、表现或成就存在重大差异。可能导致 Elme 的实际结果、表现或成就与这些前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的未来结果、表现或成就存在重大差异的其他因素包括但不限于：总清算分配的金额和时间的变化，包括由于意外的交易成本水平、延迟或终止的交易、清算成本或未支付或额外的负债和义务；转变为清算信托或其他清算实体的可能性；我们董事会终止销售和清算计划的能力；我们的居民、租户和商业伙伴对销售和清算计划的反应；由于资产组合出售和销售及清算计划可能导致的员工保留困难；可能对 Elme、其受托人及与资产组合出售和销售及清算计划相关的其他人提起的法律程序的结果；由于销售和清算计划引起的干扰可能对 Elme 的业务造成损害，包括当前的计划和运营；与 Elme 普通股市场价值相关的风险；与包含同意和/或其他条款的第三方合同相关的风险，这些条款可能会因销售和清算计划而触发；影响房地产行业和当地房地产市场的一般风险（包括但不限于 Elme 物业的市场价值和 Elme 剩余房地产投资的潜在流动性）；Elme 的一个或多个物业的出售是否可能被视为 1986 年《国内税收法》修订版下的禁止交易；Elme 维持其作为美国联邦所得税目的房地产投资信托的地位的能力；可能导致销售和清算计划终止的任何事件、变化或其他情况的发生；与一般房地产所有权及我们房地产资产特别相关的风险；一般经济和市场发展及条件；以及金融市场的波动性和不确定性。</p>
<p>上述因素清单并不详尽。您应仔细考虑上述因素以及影响 Elme 业务的其他风险和不确定性，这些内容在 Elme 的 10-K 表格年度报告、10-Q 表格季度报告以及 Elme 不时向 SEC 提交的其他文件的 “风险因素” 部分中有所涉及。这些文件识别并解决了可能导致实际事件和结果与前瞻性声明中所包含的内容存在重大差异的其他重要风险和不确定性。前瞻性声明仅在作出之日有效。虽然前瞻性声明反映了 Elme 的善意信念，但并不保证未来的表现。Elme 没有义务更新其前瞻性声明或风险因素，以反映新信息、未来事件或其他情况。</p>
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ELME

<p>Elme Communities 已完成将 19 个多户住宅社区以 16 亿美元的价格出售给 Cortland Partners，这标志着其出售和清算计划的重要一步。在获得股东批准后，公司将利用出售所得偿还债务，并向股东分配每股 14.50 至 14.82 美元。Elme 计划在 2026 年 6 月之前出售所有剩余资产，以最大化股东价值。一项与高盛的新 5.2 亿美元定期贷款将支持这一过程，预计在资产出售结束后将进行进一步分配</p>

<p>11/12/2025 - 07:21 PM</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2025 年 11 月 12 日- 下午 07:21</p>
</div><p>BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elme Communities (“Elme” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ELME) today completed its previously announced sale of 19 multifamily communities (“the portfolio sale”) to an affiliate of Cortland Partners, LLC (“Cortland”) for $1.6 billion in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments and prorations. The completion of the portfolio sale follows the satisfaction of all conditions to closing, including receipt of approval of the portfolio sale by Elme shareholders at the October 30, 2025 special meeting.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>马里兰州贝塞斯达，2025 年 11 月 12 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- Elme Communities（“Elme” 或 “公司”）（纽约证券交易所代码：ELME）今天完成了之前宣布的将 19 个多户住宅社区（“投资组合销售”）出售给 Cortland Partners, LLC（“Cortland”）的交易，交易金额为 16 亿美元现金，需根据某些惯例调整和分摊。投资组合销售的完成是在满足所有成交条件后，包括在 2025 年 10 月 30 日的特别会议上获得 Elme 股东对投资组合销售的批准。</p>
</div><p>The portfolio sale marks the first step effecting the Company’s Plan of Sale and Liquidation, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the special meeting. The Plan of Sale and Liquidation contemplates the sale or disposition of all of the Company’s assets, including the Company’s nine remaining multifamily assets and Watergate 600, and the voluntary wind-down and dissolution of the Company’s business and affairs.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资组合销售标志着公司销售和清算计划的第一步，该计划已在特别会议上获得公司股东的批准。销售和清算计划考虑出售或处置公司所有资产，包括公司剩余的九个多户住宅资产和 Watergate 600，以及自愿终止和解散公司的业务和事务。</p>
</div><p>The Company also announced that following closing of the portfolio sale, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a loan agreement with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as lender, for a senior secured term loan with a principal amount of $520million and a maturity date of November 9, 2026, with the option to extend for an additional year. The term loan is intended to be repaid with the net proceeds from sales of the properties securing the term loan.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司还宣布，在投资组合销售完成后，公司及其某些子公司与高盛银行（Goldman Sachs Bank USA）作为贷款方签订了一项贷款协议，获得一笔 5.2 亿美元的高级担保定期贷款，贷款到期日为 2026 年 11 月 9 日，并可选择延长一年。该定期贷款计划用担保该定期贷款的物业销售净收益进行偿还。</p>
</div><p>Elme intends to return to shareholders net proceeds from the portfolio sale, and a portion of the proceeds from the new term loan, through an initial special liquidating distribution, which is expected to be between $14.50 and $14.82 per common share, after taking into account repayment of all existing corporate indebtedness, payment of costs and expenses related to the transactions and establishment of reserves in connection with the new term loan. The Company expects the initial special liquidating distribution to be declared later this year and paid in January 2026, subject to Elme’s Board of Trustees approving the amount and timing of the distribution. The exact amount and timing of the initial special liquidating distribution are expected to be announced later this month following Board approval. Additional liquidating distributions are anticipated to be paid at the Board’s discretion, as and when appropriate, following completion of future asset sales, subject to payment of expenses, repayment obligations under the new term loan and the creation of necessary reserves for the Company’s liabilities.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Elme 计划通过初步特别清算分配将投资组合销售的净收益以及新定期贷款部分收益返还给股东，预计每股普通股的分配金额在 14.50 美元至 14.82 美元之间，考虑到偿还所有现有公司债务、支付与交易相关的费用和支出以及为新定期贷款设立的准备金。公司预计初步特别清算分配将在今年晚些时候宣布，并于 2026 年 1 月支付，需经 Elme 董事会批准分配的金额和时间。初步特别清算分配的确切金额和时间预计将在本月晚些时候在董事会批准后宣布。预计在未来资产销售完成后，董事会将酌情支付额外的清算分配，具体取决于费用支付、新定期贷款的偿还义务以及公司负债所需准备金的设立。</p>
</div><p>“With the completion of the portfolio sale to Cortland, our focus is on monetizing the Company’s remaining assets and maximizing value for shareholders,” said Paul McDermott, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We launched the sale process in the third quarter of this year and are aiming to complete all remaining sales by June 2026. Our goal remains to sell all of Elme’s assets as soon as practicable to accelerate the return of capital to shareholders.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“随着投资组合销售完成，我们的重点是变现公司剩余资产并为股东最大化价值，” 总裁兼首席执行官 Paul McDermott 表示。“我们在今年第三季度启动了销售流程，目标是在 2026 年 6 月之前完成所有剩余销售。我们的目标仍然是尽快出售 Elme 的所有资产，以加速资本返还给股东。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About Elme Communities</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 Elme Communities</strong></p>
</div><p>Elme Communities is a multifamily real estate investment trust that owns and operates apartment homes in the Washington, DC metro and the Atlanta metro.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Elme Communities 是一家多户住宅房地产投资信托，拥有并运营华盛顿特区大都会区和亚特兰大大都会区的公寓。</p>
</div><p><strong>Contact:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>联系方式：</strong></p>
</div><p>Amy Hopkins</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Amy Hopkins</p>
</div><p>Vice President, Investor Relations</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资者关系副总裁</p>
</div><p>E-Mail <strong>:</strong> ahopkins@elmecommunities.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>电子邮件 <strong>:</strong> ahopkins@elmecommunities.com</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性和警示性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>Certain statements in press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Elme to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Additional factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Elme to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in the amount and timing of the total liquidating distributions, including as a result of unexpected levels of transaction cost, delayed or terminated closings, liquidation costs or unpaid or additional liabilities and obligations; the possibility of converting to a liquidating trust or other liquidating entity; the ability of our board of trustees to terminate the Plan of Sale and Liquidation; the response of our residents, tenants and business partners to Plan of Sale and Liquidation; potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the portfolio sale and Plan of Sale and Liquidation; the outcome of legal proceedings that may be instituted against Elme, its trustees and others related to the portfolio sale and Plan of Sale and Liquidation; the risk that disruptions caused by or relating to the Plan of Sale and Liquidation will harm Elme’s business, including current plans and operations; risks relating to the market value of Elme’s common shares; risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and/or other provisions that may be triggered by the Plan of Sale and Liquidation; general risks affecting the real estate industry and local real estate markets (including, without limitation, the market value of Elme’s properties and potential illiquidity of Elme’s remaining real estate investments); whether or not the sale of one or more of Elme’s properties may be considered a prohibited transaction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; Elme’s ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Plan of Sale and Liquidation; the risks associated with ownership of real estate in general and our real estate assets in particular; general economic and market developments and conditions; and volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>新闻稿中的某些声明是 1995 年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》意义上的 “前瞻性声明”，涉及风险和不确定性。前瞻性声明与期望、信念、预测、未来计划和策略、预期事件或趋势以及类似的表达有关，这些内容并非历史事实。在某些情况下，您可以通过使用 “可能”、“将”、“应该”、“期望”、“打算”、“计划”、“预期”、“相信”、“估计”、“预测” 或 “潜在” 等前瞻性术语，或这些词语和短语的否定形式，或类似的词语或短语来识别前瞻性声明，这些都是对未来事件或趋势的预测，并且不单单与历史事项相关。这些声明涉及已知和未知的风险、不确定性以及其他因素，这些因素可能导致 Elme 的实际结果、表现或成就与这些前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的未来结果、表现或成就存在重大差异。可能导致 Elme 的实际结果、表现或成就与这些前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的未来结果、表现或成就存在重大差异的其他因素包括但不限于：总清算分配的金额和时间的变化，包括由于意外的交易成本水平、延迟或终止的交易、清算成本或未支付或额外的负债和义务；转变为清算信托或其他清算实体的可能性；我们董事会终止销售和清算计划的能力；我们的居民、租户和商业伙伴对销售和清算计划的反应；由于资产组合出售和销售及清算计划可能导致的员工保留困难；可能对 Elme、其受托人及与资产组合出售和销售及清算计划相关的其他人提起的法律程序的结果；由于销售和清算计划引起的干扰可能对 Elme 的业务造成损害，包括当前的计划和运营；与 Elme 普通股市场价值相关的风险；与包含同意和/或其他条款的第三方合同相关的风险，这些条款可能会因销售和清算计划而触发；影响房地产行业和当地房地产市场的一般风险（包括但不限于 Elme 物业的市场价值和 Elme 剩余房地产投资的潜在流动性）；Elme 的一个或多个物业的出售是否可能被视为 1986 年《国内税收法》修订版下的禁止交易；Elme 维持其作为美国联邦所得税目的房地产投资信托的地位的能力；可能导致销售和清算计划终止的任何事件、变化或其他情况的发生；与一般房地产所有权及我们房地产资产特别相关的风险；一般经济和市场发展及条件；以及金融市场的波动性和不确定性。</p>
</div><p>The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect Elme’s businesses in the “Risk Factors” section of Elme’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed by Elme from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. While forward-looking statements reflect Elme’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. Elme undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect new information, future events, or otherwise.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>上述因素清单并不详尽。您应仔细考虑上述因素以及影响 Elme 业务的其他风险和不确定性，这些内容在 Elme 的 10-K 表格年度报告、10-Q 表格季度报告以及 Elme 不时向 SEC 提交的其他文件的 “风险因素” 部分中有所涉及。这些文件识别并解决了可能导致实际事件和结果与前瞻性声明中所包含的内容存在重大差异的其他重要风险和不确定性。前瞻性声明仅在作出之日有效。虽然前瞻性声明反映了 Elme 的善意信念，但并不保证未来的表现。Elme 没有义务更新其前瞻性声明或风险因素，以反映新信息、未来事件或其他情况。</p>
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