STAG Industrial Increases Common Stock Dividend

BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- STAG Industrial, Inc. (the "Company") STAG, a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and management of single-tenant industrial properties throughout the United States, announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 2.3% increase in the Company's common stock dividend from the current annual rate of $1.32 per share to $1.35 per share.  

This increase commences with the payment of the January common stock dividend, paid in February. The Company's Board declared a monthly dividend of $0.1125 per common share, for the months of January, February, and March 2015.  The record and payment dates for the first quarter 2015 are as follows:

The increased common stock dividend represents an annual distribution rate of 5.6%, based on the Company's closing pricing on October 30, 2014 of $24.20 per share.

About STAG Industrial, Inc.

STAG Industrial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and management of single-tenant industrial properties throughout the United States. The Company's portfolio consists of 238 buildings in 35 states with approximately 44.5 million rentable square feet.

For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.stagindustrial.com.  

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by STAG Industrial, Inc. (the "Company"), contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company's future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "project" or similar expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as updated by the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company's expectations will be realized. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

SOURCE STAG Industrial, Inc.