Glimcher Executive to Participate in Panel Discussion at RBC Capital Markets’ Consumer Conference

COLUMBUS, OH—September 30, 2008—Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT), —

one of the country’s premier retail REITs, today announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer, Marshall A. Loeb, will participate in a panel discussion followed by a question and answer session at the RBC Capital Markets’ Consumer Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on Friday, October 3, 2008.   The title of the discussion is “Retail Real Estate: one of the country’s premier retail REITs, today announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer, Marshall A. Loeb, will participate in a panel discussion followed by a question and answer session at the RBC Capital Markets’ Consumer Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on Friday, October 3, 2008.   The title of the discussion is “Retail Real Estate:  Under Pressure but Still Healthy” and will include representatives from malls, shopping centers and free standing retail companies.  The conference provides the opportunity for both retailers and investors to come together to interact in one location through roundtable discussions and one-on-one meetings.

Panel Discussion:  October 3, 2008 from 10:00 – 10:55 a.m., E.T.

Internet Webcast:  www.glimcher.com    

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