BOSTON, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), announced today that its Board of Directors declared a third quarter common stock dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on Oct 15, 2012 to all common stockholders of record on September 28, 2012. On an annualized basis, this common stock dividend equates to $1.08 per share, or an annual distribution rate of 7.5%, based on the Company's closing pricing on August 2, 2012 of $14.40 per share.
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The Company's Board of Directors also declared a September 13, 2012 record date for the payment of the third quarter preferred stock dividend for its 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: STAG Pr A). The Company confirmed that the dividend is $0.5625 per share, which equates to $2.25 per share on an annualized basis and will be payable on October 1, 2012.
About STAG Industrial, Inc.
STAG Industrial, Inc. is a fully integrated, full service real estate company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single-tenant industrial properties throughout the United States. STAG's portfolio consists of 123 properties in 29 states with approximately 21 million rentable square feet.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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