DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apartment Investment and Management Company ("Aimco") (NYSE:AIV) announced today that its Board of Directors declared dividends on shares of its Class G, T, U, V and Y Cumulative Preferred Stock. Dividend information is as follows:

Class of         Beginning of        End of              Per Share Dividend
Preferred        Dividend Period     Dividend Period     Declared
Stock

9.375% Class G   October 15, 2009    January 14, 2010    $0.5859375
Preferred

8.000% Class T   October 15, 2009    January 14, 2010    $0.50
Preferred

7.750% Class U   October 15, 2009    January 14, 2010    $0.484375
Preferred

8.000% Class V   October 15, 2009    January 14, 2010    $0.50
Preferred

7.875% Class Y   October 15, 2009    January 14, 2010    $0.49219
Preferred

Dividends on shares of Class G, T, U, V and Y Cumulative Preferred Stock are payable on January 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on January 1, 2010.

Aimco is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Denver, Colorado that owns and operates a geographically diversified portfolio of apartment communities. Aimco, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the largest owners and operators of apartment communities in the United States with 916 properties, including 146,581 apartment units, and serves approximately 500,000 residents each year. Aimco's properties are located in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Aimco common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AIV and are included in the S&P 500. For more information about Aimco, please visit our website at www.aimco.com.

    Source: Apartment Investment and Management Company