121st Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared by Realty Income

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06/13/2023 - 04:05 PM

SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2555 per share from $0.2550 per share. The dividend is payable on July 14, 2023, to stockholders of record as of July 3, 2023. This is the 121^st dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for June's dividend is June 30, 2023. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.066 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $3.06 per share.

"During our 54-year operating history, Realty Income has consistently paid stockholders a monthly dividend that increases over time. I'm pleased that we will once again increase the dividend amount this month to honor this legacy," said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "This dividend declaration represents the 636^th consecutive monthly dividend declared by Realty Income since our founding."

About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company^®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats^® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 12,400 real estate properties primarily owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 636 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 54-year operating history and increased the dividend 121 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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