Gladstone Commercial Announces Common and Preferred Stock Distributions for October, November and December
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gladstone Commercial Corp. (NASDAQ:GOOD) (the "Company") announced today that the Board of Directors declared monthly distributions of $0.125 per common share for each of the months of October, November and December of 2008. The distribution equates to a quarterly distribution of $0.375 and an annual distribution of $1.50 at the current rate. Monthly common stock distributions will be payable per Table 1 below.
Table 1: Summary Table for common stock dividends for the Quarter
Ending December 31, 2008:
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Declared X-Date Record Date Payment Date Amount
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October 7 October 21 October 23 October 31 $0.125
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October 7 November 17 November 19 November 28 $0.125
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October 7 December 18 December 22 December 31 $0.125
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Total for the Quarter: $0.375
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All tenants are paying as agreed and all properties held or mortgaged by the Company are 100% leased and occupied. The portfolio is performing as expected. Also, the Company holds no investments in sub-prime or other home mortgages or investments in the housing industry in its portfolio.
The Board of Directors declared monthly cash dividends for the Company's 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.1614583 for each of the months of October, November and December of 2008. Monthly dividends will be payable per Table 2 below. The Series A Preferred Stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol "GOODP."
Table 2: Summary Table for Series A Preferred stock dividends for the
Quarter Ending December 31, 2008:
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Declared X-Date Record Date Payment Date Amount
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October 7 October 21 October 23 October 31 $0.1614583
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October 7 November 17 November 19 November 28 $0.1614583
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October 7 December 18 December 22 December 31 $0.1614583
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Total for the Quarter: $0.4843749
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The Board of Directors declared monthly cash dividends for the Company's 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.15625 for each of the months of October, November and December of 2008. Monthly dividends will be payable per Table 3 below. The Series B Preferred Stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol "GOODO."
Table 3: Summary Table for Series B Preferred stock dividends for the
Quarter Ending December 31, 2008:
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Declared X-Date Record Date Payment Date Amount
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October 7 October 21 October 23 October 31 $0.15625
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October 7 November 17 November 19 November 28 $0.15625
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October 7 December 18 December 22 December 31 $0.15625
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Total for the Quarter: $0.46875
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Gladstone Commercial Corporation offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) for its common shareholders. For more information regarding this Plan, please visit our website at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that focuses on investing in and owning triple-net leased industrial and commercial real estate properties and selectively making long-term mortgage loans. Additional information can be found at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.
For further information contact Investor Relations at 703-287-5835.
This press release may include statements that may constitute "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, including statements with regard to the future performance of the Company. Words such as "believes," "expects," "estimates," "estimated," "projects" and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Company's current plans that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause the Company's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under the caption "Risk factors" of the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2008 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, as filed on August 5, 2008. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Source: Gladstone Commercial Corporation
Released October 7, 2008