SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income
Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend
Company®, today announced the company will be added to
the S&P 500 Dividend Arisocrats® index prior to
market open on February 3, 2020. The
index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500
companies that have increased dividends every year for the last 25
consecutive years. The index will consist of 64 constituents;
Realty Income will become one of only three REITs included in the
index.
"We are humbled and delighted to join the S&P 500 Dividend
Aristocrats index®," said Sumit
Roy, Realty Income's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"This recognition is a testament to the company's success executing
our mission to provide shareholders with dependable monthly
dividends that increase over time. As we continue to build upon our
25-year track record as a public company, we will continue to
manage the business with a focus on the stability and growth in
earnings and dividends."
About the Company
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an
S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with
dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and
its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over
5,900 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements
with commercial tenants. To date, the company has declared 595
consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 51-year
operating history and increased the dividend 105 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.
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SOURCE Realty Income Corporation