Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares

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Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend. The company will distribute $0.01 per share, equivalent to an annual rate of $0.04 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of January 27, 2025, with the payment scheduled for February 20, 2025.

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• Maintains consistent dividend payment to shareholders
• Demonstrates ability to return capital to shareholders

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• Low dividend yield indicating potential cash flow constraints
• Quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share suggests financial flexibility

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) today announced a regular quarterly cash distribution on its common shares of $0.01 per share ($0.04 per share per year). This distribution will be paid to DHC’s common shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 27, 2025 and distributed on or about February 20, 2025.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust:

DHC is a real estate investment trust focused on owning high-quality healthcare properties located throughout the United States. DHC seeks diversification across the health services spectrum by care delivery and practice type, by scientific research disciplines and by property type and location. As of September 30, 2024, DHC’s approximately $7.2 billion portfolio included 368 properties in 36 states and Washington, D.C., occupied by approximately 500 tenants, and totaling approximately 8.2 million square feet of medical office and life science properties and more than 27,000 senior living units. DHC is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with nearly $41 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. To learn more about DHC, visit www.dhcreit.com.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon DHC’s present intent, beliefs and expectations, but these statements and the implications of these statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur for various reasons, some of which are beyond DHC’s control.

For example, this press release states that DHC’s regular quarterly cash distribution rate is $0.01 per share per quarter or $0.04 per share per year. A possible implication of this statement is that DHC will continue to pay quarterly distributions of $0.01 per share per quarter or $0.04 per share per year in the future. DHC’s distribution rate may be set and reset from time to time by DHC’s Board of Trustees. DHC’s Board of Trustees considers many factors when setting or resetting DHC’s distribution rate, including DHC’s historical and projected net income, funds from operations and normalized funds from operations, cash available for distribution, requirements to maintain DHC’s qualification for taxation as a REIT, the then current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay DHC’s obligations and fund its investments, limitations in DHC’s debt agreements, the availability to DHC of debt and equity capital, DHC’s dividend yield and its dividend yield compared to the dividend yields of other REITs, DHC’s expectation of its future capital requirements and operating performance, DHC’s expected needs for and availability of cash to pay its obligations and other factors deemed relevant by DHC’s Board of Trustees in its discretion. Accordingly, future distributions to DHC’s shareholders may be increased or decreased and DHC cannot be sure as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid.

You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, DHC does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

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Timothy Bonang

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Source: Diversified Healthcare Trust

FAQ

What is DHC's quarterly dividend amount for Q1 2025?

DHC announced a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share for Q1 2025.

When is the ex-dividend date for DHC's Q1 2025 dividend?

Shareholders must be on record by January 27, 2025, to receive the dividend payment.

What is DHC's annual dividend rate for 2025?

DHC's annual dividend rate is $0.04 per share, paid as $0.01 per share quarterly.

When will DHC pay its Q1 2025 dividend?

DHC will distribute the dividend on or about February 20, 2025.

Has DHC changed its dividend amount from previous quarters?

The press release indicates this is a regular quarterly distribution, suggesting no change in the dividend amount.