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| 8-K - MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORP | form8-k.htm |
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
JUNIPER BUSINESS PLAZA
3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3-D
FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728
A Public REIT Since 1968
| INTERNET: | (732) 577-9996 | EMAIL: | ||
| www.mreic.reit | FAX: (732) 577-9981 | mreic@mreic.com |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | April 4, 2017 |
| Contact: Susan Jordan | |
| 732-577-9996 |
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE DECLARES
COMMON AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
FREEHOLD, NJ, April 4, 2017…...On April 4, 2017, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) declared its quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s Common Stock of $0.16 per share payable June 15, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2017. The Company’s annual dividend rate on its Common Stock is $0.64 per share.
On April 4, 2017, the Board of Directors also declared a dividend for the period March 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017, of $0.4921875 per share on the Company’s 7.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable June 15, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2017. Series B preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.96875.
Also on April 4, 2017, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the period March 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017, of $0.3828125 per share on the Company’s 6.125% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable June 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2017. Series C preferred share dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly at an annual rate of $1.53125.
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, founded in 1968, is one of the oldest public equity REITs in the U.S. The Company specializes in single-tenant, net-leased industrial properties, subject to long-term leases, primarily to investment-grade tenants. Monmouth Real Estate is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate company, whose property portfolio consists of 100 properties containing a total of approximately 16.6 million rentable square feet, geographically diversified across 30 states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
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