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Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011 or for any other interim period. For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.   The Company has evaluated subsequent events since June 30, 2011 for events requiring recording or disclosure in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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