SAN DIEGO, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced it has declared an increase in the company’s common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2570 per share from $0.2565 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2024, to stockholders of record as of April 1, 2024. This is the 124th dividend increase since Realty Income’s listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for April’s dividend is March 29, 2024. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.084 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $3.078 per share.
124th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared By Realty Income
“We remain dedicated to Realty Income’s mission of providing stockholders with a dependable monthly dividend that increases over time,” said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. “This is the 106th consecutive quarter that we have declared a dividend increase since our 1994 NYSE listing and today’s declaration represents the 645th consecutive monthly dividend throughout our 55-year operating history.”
About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 15,450 real estate properties (including properties acquired in the Spirit merger in January 2024) primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 645 consecutive monthly dividends on its shares of common stock throughout its 55-year operating history and increased the dividend 124 times since Realty Income’s public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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SOURCE Realty Income Corporation
