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Lake Forest, Illinois (July 17, 2015) — Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Mark Engel will join the firm on August 17th as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Engel will oversee the accounting and financial/operational reporting functions for the firm’s investment funds and portfolio companies and will replace Jane Mody, who, after a 90-day transition period, will be assuming a newly-created role focused on optimizing the firm’s portfolio company operations after serving as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer since March 2011.

Mr. Engel joins Green Courte after spending over twenty years in senior roles within a number of public and private companies, including Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), JPMorgan Chase & Co./Bank One Corporation (NYSE: JPM) and Deloitte & Touche LLP. While at Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Mr. Engel served as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.

Commenting on the addition of Mr. Engel to the Green Courte team, Randy Rowe, Green Courte’s Chairman, noted, “We are thrilled that Mark is joining our team to build on Jane Mody’s outstanding contributions as Chief Financial Officer. We look forward to leveraging Mark’s diverse experience as we continue to build best-in-class companies in our targeted niche real estate sectors.”

Lake Forest, Illinois (March 2, 2015) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, today announced the appointments of David B. Lentz as Chief Operating Officer and Steven S. Gearhart as Chief Technology Officer. In addition, Mr. Lentz and Stephen F. Douglass, Managing Director, Asset Management, have been appointed to Green Courte’s Management Committee.  The firm also announced the promotions of James J. Jago to Vice President and Jon S. Pollan to Senior Associate.

David B. Lentz joined Green Courte in June 2003 as a Vice President and was promoted to Managing Director in January 2008.  During his time at Green Courte, Mr. Lentz has served in various roles focused on the firm’s land-lease community investment strategy including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of its operating platform, American Land Lease, Inc., from July 2009 until its acquisition by Sun Communities, Inc. and its affiliates on January 6, 2015. As Chief Operating Officer of Green Courte, Mr. Lentz will oversee all of Green Courte’s operating businesses and investments.

Prior to joining Green Courte, Mr. Lentz was Director of Development with Mosbacher Power Group, LLC, a global developer, owner and operator of electric power projects based in Houston, Texas.  Mr. Lentz holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Steven S. Gearhart joins Green Courte as Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer and will continue to serve in his current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Green Courte’s near-airport parking platform, The Parking Spot. As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Gearhart will oversee the firm’s technology initiatives, data analytics and network infrastructure.

Prior to joining The Parking Spot, Mr. Gearhart was a Vice President of the Pritzker Realty Group and an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the Pritzker Realty Group, Mr. Gearhart was involved in asset management and transactions related to multifamily housing, senior housing, land development, CBD office, and near-airport parking. Mr. Gearhart holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

P. James Jago joined Green Courte in September 2013 as a Senior Associate.  During his time with Green Courte, he has served in various capacities within the capital markets and acquisitions groups, including substantial involvement in the monetization of Green Courte’s investment in American Land Lease. Most recently, Mr. Jago has been focused extensively on evaluating new niche strategies for potential Green Courte investment and supporting the firm’s fundraising initiatives.

Jon S. Pollan joined Green Courte in June 2013 as an Associate. During his time with Green Courte, he has been involved in various aspects of acquisitions, asset management and market research.   Most recently, Mr. Pollan has been focused on asset management initiatives for the firm’s parking strategy including its near-airport parking platform, The Parking Spot.

Southfield, Michigan (July 30, 2014) –  Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio (the “ALL portfolio”) from Green Courte Partners, LLC (“GCP”) sponsored funds. The ALL portfolio consists of 59 manufactured home communities, including those acquired from American Land Lease, Inc. by GCP in 2009. The communities comprise over 19,000 sites in eleven states, including nearly 11,000 sites located in Florida. Over 14,000 sites, or 73%, of the ALL portfolio are age-restricted. In connection with this transaction, the Company will assume GCP’s right to acquire an additional manufactured home community pursuant to a binding purchase agreement.

Total consideration for the acquisition is approximately $1.32 billion, including the assumption of approximately $560 million of debt. The Company will pay approximately $311 million in cash, issue approximately $262 million in a combination of the Company’s common stock and Operating Limited Partnership units, and issue $175 million of newly-created Series A-4 Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock or Convertible Perpetual Preferred Operating Limited Partnership units to GCP investors. Additionally, GCP will be making an approximately $13 million investment in the Company’s equity. Pro forma for the acquisition, GCP investors will own approximately 11%(1) of the Company. Randall K. Rowe, Chairman and Founder of GCP, and James R. Goldman, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of GCP, will be joining the Company’s Board of Directors.

Commenting on the acquisition, Gary A. Shiffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said: “This transaction significantly increases the scale and diversity of our company. The ALL portfolio represents a very unique opportunity given its high asset quality, leading position in high-barrier markets, and strong occupancy at attractive monthly rents per site. We believe this transformative transaction positions us as a best-in-class player in the industry and enables us to drive shareholder value going forward.”

“Furthermore, this acquisition increases our presence in the attractive Florida market and improves our overall diversification with limited integration risk due to the complementary nature of the Sun and ALL portfolios. The ALL portfolio is over 70% age-restricted and we expect to reap meaningful operational synergies from managing a larger combined portfolio,” Shiffman said.

“Looking forward to the first year under the Company’s ownership and operation post-acquisition, the Company has underwritten the transaction at an estimated 6.0% cap rate based on projected Year 1 NOI and expects the acquisition to be approximately 5.0% – 8.0% accretive to 2015 FFO per share,” Shiffman added.

Randall K. Rowe commented: “We believe the combination of our manufactured home business with Sun Communities will create an industry leading growth platform. I am excited to be joining Sun Communities’ Board of Directors and look forward to contributing to the long-term success of this enterprise.”

The transaction is subject to limited confirmatory diligence and customary closing conditions including loan assumptions, and is expected to close in two stages in late 2014 and early 2015.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup acted as financial advisors to the Company and Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, Professional Corporation acted as legal advisor. Eastdil Secured, LLC acted as financial advisor to Green Courte Partners and DLA Piper LLP (US) acted as legal advisor.

Conference Call and Investor Presentation
The Company will host a conference call to discuss this transaction on July 31, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. EDT. To participate, call toll-free 888-855-5487. Callers outside the U.S. or Canada can access the call at 719-325-2149. An investor presentation discussing the transaction will be available in the Investors section of the Company’s website prior to the conference call. The conference call will be available live on the Company’s website www.suncommunities.com.

A replay will be available following the call through August 14, 2014, and can be accessed toll-free by calling 888-203-1112 or by calling 719-457-0820. The Conference ID number for the call and the replay is 7868565. Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that currently owns and operates portfolio of 186 communities comprising approximately of 70,400 developed sites.

For more information about Sun Communities, Inc. visit our website atwww.suncommunities.com.

Contact
Please address all inquiries to our investor relations department, at our websitewww.suncommunities.com, by phone (248) 208-2500, by emailinvestorrelations@suncommunities.com or by mail Sun Communities, Inc. Investor Relations, 27777 Franklin Road, Ste. 200, Southfield, MI 48034.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “will,” “may,” “could,”“expect,” “anticipate,” “believes,” “intends,” “should,” “plans,” “estimates,” “approximate”, “guidance” and similar expressions in this press release that predict or indicate future events and trends and that do not report historical matters.

These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include national, regional and local economic climates, the ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels, competitive market forces, changes in market rates of interest, the ability of manufactured home buyers to obtain financing, the level of repossessions by manufactured home lenders and those risks and uncertainties referenced under the headings entitled “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, and the Company’s other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to provide public updates, revisions or amendments to any forward- looking statements made herein to reflect changes in the Company’s assumptions, expectations of future events, or trends.

(1) Does not assume conversion of convertible perpetual preferred stock issued to GCP into the Company’s common shares.

Lake Forest, Illinois (June 11, 2014) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the acquisition of Mountain View Estates, a 170 site age-restricted land-lease community located in Mesa, Arizona.

William Glascott, Green Courte’s Managing Director and Head of Manufactured Housing Community acquisitions commented, “We are thrilled with the acquisition of Mountain View Estates. It is a high-quality, age-restricted community in close proximity to one of our existing investments in Mesa, Arizona. With this acquisition, our portfolio of age-restricted land-lease communities within the greater Phoenix market includes 7 communities with over 1,700 home sites.”

Charles Keith, the community’s seller, added, “It has been a pleasure selling Mountain View Estates to Green Courte Partners. They exceeded my expectations and closed ahead of schedule at the full contract price.”

Green Courte has engaged American Land Lease, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its second fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners II, LLC, to manage the community. American Land Lease is the manager of Green Courte’s land-lease/manufactured housing community portfolio, which now includes over 19,500 developed home sites located across 55 communities in eleven states. American Land Lease will operate the community under its “55+” lifestyle brand, Solstice Communities. For additional information about Solstice Communities, please visit www.SolsticeCommunities.com.

Lake Forest, Illinois (March 20, 2014) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the promotions of Matthew J. Pyzyk and Chad V. Gardner to Vice President.

Matthew J. Pyzyk joined Green Courte in June 2012 as a Senior Associate.  During his time with Green Courte, he has served in various capacities within the acquisitions and asset management teams for Green Courte’s land-lease/manufactured housing communities and parking strategies. Most recently, Mr. Pyzyk has been principally focused on acquiring properties for the firm’s growing land-lease/manufactured home communities platform, American Land-Lease, Inc.

As a Vice President, Mr. Pyzyk will continue his efforts to acquire land-lease/manufactured housing communities and focus on investment opportunities within the Florida, Desert and Northwest US markets.

Prior to joining Green Courte, Mr. Pyzyk was a Junior Associate with Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, where he worked in various roles including debt originations, portfolio management and credit underwriting.

Mr. Pyzyk graduated from Northwestern University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 2012.

Chad V. Gardner joined Green Courte in November 2010 as a Senior Accountant and was promoted to Assistant Controller in March 2012.  During his time with Green Courte, his efforts have been focused on accounting, financial reporting, tax compliance, and cash management for a segment of the firm’s portfolio of real estate assets. Most recently, Mr. Gardner has been focused on the accounting and financial reporting related to the firm’s parking strategy and fund-level investments through its near-airport parking platform, The Parking Spot.

As a Vice President and Portfolio Controller, Mr. Gardner will have increased responsibilities related to the management of fund-level accounting, financial reporting and forecasting.

Prior to joining Green Courte, Mr. Gardner worked in the real estate tax practice at KPMG, LLP where his primary responsibilities consisted of federal and state income tax return preparation, tax conformity research and REIT compliance testing for clients in the private equity sector. Before joining KPMG, he worked for Mettler-Toledo, Inc. where he assisted the tax department in the areas of sales and use, state and local, federal and international taxation. Mr. Gardner graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University where he earned both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Masters of Accounting.

New Haven, Connecticut – The Green Parking Council (GPC) is honored to announce that Green Courte Partners, LLC, has joined as the council’s latest platinum partner. Green Courte currently owns, manages and develops near-airport and CBD parking assets throughout the United States. One of Green Courte’s portfolio companies, The Parking Spot, is a leading hospitality focused near-airport parking company and founding partner of GPC. Susan A. Rowe, Vice President, Sustainability at Green Courte Partners, will represent the company and will be joining the Board of Directors of GPC.

“The addition of both Green Courte and Susan Rowe to the GPC team affirms the leadership of commercial and parking real estate owners in the movement towards sustainable urban mobility,” explained Paul Wessel, Executive Director of the Green Parking Council. “We are excited by the energy these leaders working at the intersection of real estate and private equity bring to the launch of the GPC Green Garage Certification program and to parking industry’s transition to a more integrated and efficient model.

“Green Courte has long advocated for the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide through our work with the Urban Land Institute,” added Susan Rowe. “We’re especially happy to be able leverage our relationships in academia, business and the sustainability communities to evaluate and strengthen the Green Garage Certification program.

Green Courte joins Brookfield Properties, Oxford Properties Group, Hines, Simon Property Group and Macerich as GPC partners and leadership recognizing the importance of parking assets to real estate sustainability programs. GPC’s work is additionally supported by BMW, Nissan, leading private parking operators and smart parking technology firms. GPC is the leading voice for sustainability in the $30 billion parking industry.

About Green Courte Partners, LLC

Green Courte Partners, LLC is a Chicago-based private equity real estate investment firm targeting niche real estate sectors. Currently, the firm’s strategies include building fully-integrated companies investing in land-lease/manufactured housing communities and parking properties. The firm combines focused investment strategies with a disciplined approach to transaction execution and asset management.

Green Courte’s goal is to invest in high-quality assets that will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over a long-term holding period. For additional information, please visit www.GreenCourtePartners.com.

About Green Parking Council

The Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute, is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets. GPC expands green parking practices and environmental services through its Certified Green Garage rating system. GPC encourages triple bottom-line parking practices and exceptional industry transformation through collaboration and the development of open-sourced, sustainable best practices. For more information, visit www.GreenParkingCouncil.org.

About the GPC Partnership Program

GPC is a not-for-profit organization funded and fueled by its partners and volunteer experts. GPC partners, volunteers and board leadership represent organizations which recognize how a global shift towards sustainability offers the parking industry a unique opportunity for unprecedented growth and innovation.