Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Realty Income dividend increase


SAN DIEGO, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.219 per share from $0.2125 per share. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of February 1, 2018. This is the 95th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for February's dividend is January 31, 2018. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.628 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.55 per share.
Dividend Increases Chart
"We are pleased that the continued success of our operations has allowed us to increase the amount of the dividend we pay to our shareholders, while still maintaining a strong dividend coverage ratio," said John P. Case, Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "With the payment of the February 2018 dividend, shareholders will enjoy an increase of 4% in the amount of their dividend as compared to the same month in 2017."

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