National Retail Properties, Inc. Announces 2009 Dividend Tax Status
January 14 2010 - 4:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Retail
Properties, Inc. (NYSE:NNN), an equity real estate investment
trust, announced today that 100% of the dividends paid to common
and preferred shareholders in 2009 is classified for federal income
tax purposes as a taxable distribution. The common stock and
preferred series dividends paid per share are classified as either
ordinary income or capital gains as outlined below. None of the
ordinary income is characterized as Qualified Dividend. Total
Capital Unrecaptured Total Ordinary Gain Section 1250 CUSIP#
Dividend Income Distribution Gain (1) ------ -------- --------
------------ ------------ 100.0000% 99.6788% 0.3212% 0.1178% Common
Stock 637417106 $1.500000 $1.495182 $0.004818 $0.001767 Preferred
Series C 637417403 $1.843750 $1.837828 $0.005922 $0.002172 (1)
Represents additional characterization of, and is part of, "Total
Capital Gain Distribution." "The common dividend of $1.50 per share
paid in 2009 marks the twentieth consecutive annual dividend
increase for National Retail Properties, a milestone very few
public companies have achieved," said Kevin Habicht, Chief
Financial Officer. "This consistent dividend has been an important
part of the company's total return to shareholders which has
outperformed industry and general equity benchmarks." National
Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail
properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of
September 30, 2009, the company owned 1,004 Investment properties
in 44 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 11.4
million square feet. For more information on the company, visit
http://www.nnnreit.com/. DATASOURCE: National Retail Properties,
Inc. CONTACT: Kevin B. Habicht, Chief Financial Officer, National
Retail Properties, +1-407-265-7348 Web Site:
http://www.nnnreit.com/
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