SAN DIEGO, June 11, 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 $0.2630 per share from $0.2625 per share. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2024, to stockholders of record as of July 1, 2024. This is the 126th dividend increase since Realty Income’s listing on the NYSE in 1994. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.156 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $3.150 per share.
126th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared by Realty Income
“As The Monthly Dividend Company®, we remain dedicated to operating in a manner that provides shareholders with dependable, growing dividends,” said Sumit Roy, Realty Income’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This marks the fourth dividend increase of 2024 and the 648th consecutive monthly dividend throughout our 55-year history.”
About Realty Income
Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is real estate partner to the world’s leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of over 15,450 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the U.K., and six other countries in Europe. We are known as “The Monthly Dividend Company®,” and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 648 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, having increased our dividend for the last 29 consecutive years. Additional information about the company can be found at www.realtyincome.com.
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SOURCE Realty Income Corporation
