Associated Estates Shareholders Asked To Vote FOR All Of Co.'s Director Nominees

(RTTNews) - Associated Estates Realty Corp.(AEC) announced that Douglas Crocker II and Jon A. Fosheim, the two newest independent members of the Company's Board of Directors, have sent a letter to Associated Estates shareholders in connection with the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting.

Crocker and Fosheim have had with Associated Estates shareholders regarding the Company's track record of value creation, substantially reconstituted Board, recently implemented governance enhancements, and long-term strategy to continue to create value for shareholders.

Crocker and Fosheim urged Associated Estates shareholders to protect the value of theire investment by voting the WHITE proxy card today to support the Associated Estates slate: Douglas Crocker II, Jon Fosheim, Jeffrey Friedman, John Gates, Jr., Michael Gibbons, James Sanfilippo, James Schoff and Richard Schwarz.