AMB Property Corporation(R) Pre-Leases 267,000 SF at Seaport Development Near Shanghai

AMB Property Corporation(R) , a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, today announced that it has pre-leased more than 267,000 square feet (approximately 24,800 square meters) at AMB Beilun Port Distribution Center, a development located in the Ningbo Economic & Technological Development Zone (NETDZ), one of China's premier business and port areas.

Globe Express Service Co., Ltd., a third-party logistics company with global operations, and Ningbo Ruiyuan Logistics Company, a container consolidation operator, have leased approximately 139,000 square feet (12,900 square meters) and 128,000 square feet (11,900 square meters), respectively. The facility will serve as a global distribution center for a European retail customer of Globe Express.

"Ningbo continues to be one of the strongest ports in the world with more than 17 percent cargo growth year-to-date," said Guy F. Jaquier, AMB's president, Europe & Asia. "Our success in this key global trade market is underscored by strong leasing activity at our AMB Beilun Port Distribution Center development prior to completion of construction."

As of September 30, 2008, AMB's Asia presence totaled more than 14.6 million square feet (approximately 1.4 million square meters). AMB's China portfolio totals more than 2.6 million square feet (approximately 241,900 square meters) of operating and development properties.

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AMB Property Corporation(R) is a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, focused on major hub and gateway distribution markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia. As of September 30, 2008, AMB owned, or had investments in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 158.4 million square feet (14.7 million square meters) in 49 markets within 15 countries. AMB invests in properties located predominantly in the infill submarkets of its targeted markets. The company's portfolio is comprised of High Throughput Distribution(R) facilities-industrial properties built for speed and located near airports, seaports and ground transportation systems.

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Some of the information included in this press release contains forward-looking statements, such as the occupation and use of AMB Beilun Port Distribution Center and the continued strength of the Ningbo port and the surrounding property markets, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements might not occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends," "plans," "pro forma," "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak only as of the date of this report or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, increased interest rates and operating costs, our failure to obtain necessary outside financing, re-financing risks, difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and in effecting acquisitions, our failure to successfully integrate acquired properties and operations, our failure to divest properties on advantageous terms or to timely reinvest proceeds from any divestitures, risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including construction delays, cost overruns, our inability to obtain necessary permits and public opposition to these activities), our failure to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust, environmental uncertainties, risks related to natural disasters, changes in general economic conditions or in the real estate sector, changes in real estate and zoning laws or other local, state and federal regulatory requirements, a downturn in the U.S., California, or the global economy, risks related to doing business internationally, losses in excess of our insurance coverage, unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties or otherwise and increases in real property tax rates. Our success also depends upon economic trends generally, including interest rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation, population changes, various market conditions and fluctuations and those other risk factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

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