Summary of GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Glimcher Realty Trust's (the "Registrant") Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Michael P. Glimcher, and the Registrant's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, Mark E. Yale, participated in the Citigroup (Citi) 2009 Global Property CEO Conference held on Tuesday March 3, 2009 in Naples, Florida as previously announced in a press release issued on February 26, 2009. At the conference, Messrs. Glimcher and Yale presented an overview of the Registrant's operational strategy, mall portfolio statistics (as of December 31, 2008), and upcoming debt maturities. Messrs. Glimcher and Yale also participated in a question and answer session following the presentation. A copy of the presentation is available on the Registrant's website (www.glimcher.com), and is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the press release announcing the presentation is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations which may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Risks and other factors that might cause differences, some of which could be material, include, but are not limited to, to changes in political, economic or market conditions generally and the real estate and capital markets specifically; impact of increased competition; availability of capital and financing; tenant or joint venture partner(s) bankruptcies; failure to increase mall store occupancy and same-mall operating income; rejection of leases by tenants in bankruptcy; financing and development risks; construction and lease-up delay; cost overruns; the level and volatility of interest rate; the rate of revenue increases as compared to expense increases; the financial stability of tenants within the retail industry; the failure of the Company to make additional investments in regional mall properties and to redevelop properties; failure to complete proposed or anticipated acquisitions; the failure to sell properties as anticipated and to obtain estimated sale prices; the failure to upgrade the Company's tenant mix; restrictions in current financing arrangements; the failure to fully recover tenant obligations for common area maintenance; insurance, taxes and other property expense; the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, the Company's tax position; the failure of the Company to qualify as a real estate investment trust; the failure to refinance debt at favorable terms and conditions; an increase in impairment charges with respect to other properties as well as impairment charges with respect to properties for which there has been a prior impairment charge; loss of key personnel; material changes in the Company's dividend rates on its securities or the ability to pay its dividend on its common shares or other securities; possible restrictions on the Company's ability to operate or dispose of any partially-owned properties; failure to achieve earnings/funds from operations targets or estimates; conflicts of interest with existing joint venture partners; changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations thereof; terrorist activities and international hostilities, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and global financial and capital markets, specific industries and us; the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; the impact of future acquisitions and divestitures; significant costs related to environmental issues, bankruptcies of lending institutions within the Company's construction loans and corporate credit facility as well as other risks listed from time to time in this 8-K and in the Company's other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.