Exhibit 99.1

For immediate release:

DDR REPORTS A 6.0% INCREASE IN OPERATING FFO PER DILUTED SHARE TO $1.23

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

BEACHWOOD, OHIO, February 11, 2016 – DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

Financial Highlights

Significant Quarterly Activity

2015 Year-End Highlights

“I am pleased to report another year of positive results and portfolio improvement. I am extremely proud of the efforts of our team in 2015. Our portfolio evolution is evident in our operating statistics, as same-store net operating income grew 3.1% in 2015, above the high end of our original guidance range. The operating figures translated into strong earnings and dividend growth in excess of 6%, and 10%, respectively, which highlights our team’s focus on best positioning DDR for long-term growth,” commented David J. Oakes, president and chief executive officer of DDR.

2016 Guidance

There has been no change in guidance since the initial release on January 4, 2016. The Company continues to estimate Operating and NAREIT defined FFO for 2016 between $1.19 and $1.25 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP Disclosures

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measurement used as a standard in the real estate industry and a widely accepted measure of real estate investment trust (“REIT”) performance. Management believes that FFO and Operating FFO provide additional indicators of the financial performance of a REIT. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group. Neither FFO nor Operating FFO represents cash generated from operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), is necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

FFO is defined and calculated by the Company as net income, adjusted to exclude: (i) preferred share dividends, (ii) gains and losses from disposition of depreciable real estate property, which are presented net of taxes, (iii) impairment charges on depreciable real estate property and related investments and (iv) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles, equity income from joint ventures and equity income from non-controlling interests and adding the Company’s proportionate share of FFO from its unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determined on a consistent basis. The Company calculates Operating FFO by excluding the non-operating charges and gains described below. The Company computes FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition. Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes these charges and gains to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Operating FFO is presented herein.

Safe Harbor

DDR Corp. considers portions of the information in this press release to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company’s expectation for future periods. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, among other factors, local conditions such as supply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area; competition from other available space; dependence on rental income from real property; the loss of, significant downsizing of or bankruptcy of a major tenant; constructing properties or expansions that produce a desired yield on investment; our ability to buy or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms; our ability to complete acquisitions or dispositions of assets under contract; our ability to secure equity or debt financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all; our ability to enter into definitive agreements with regard to our financing and joint venture arrangements or our failure to satisfy conditions to the completion of these arrangements; the success of our capital recycling strategy; and the finalization of the financial statements for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

About DDR Corp.

DDR is an owner and manager of 367 value-oriented shopping centers representing 115 million square feet in 38 states and Puerto Rico. The Company’s portfolio is comprised primarily of large-format power centers located in top markets across the United States, and is actively managed to create long-term shareholder value. DDR is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DDR. Additional information about the Company is available at www.ddr.com.

Conference Call and Supplemental Information

A copy of the Company’s Supplemental package is available upon request to Brooke Vanek at the Company’s corporate office, 3300 Enterprise Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 or at www.ddr.com.

The Company will hold its quarterly conference call tomorrow, February 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate, please dial 877-249-1119 (domestic) or 412-542-4143 (international) at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The conference call webcast will be recorded and available for replay through the Investors portion of DDR’s website, http://ir.ddr.com/events.cfm.

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