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Before the opening bell on Friday, retail REIT Simon Property Group (SPG ) reported lower FFO for the first quarter, but managed to beat analysts’ expectations.
“We are off to a strong start in 2015 with the acquisition of two significant properties and the reporting of strong financial and operational results,” said David Simon, Chairman and CEO. “Given our accomplishments this quarter and our current view for the remainder of 2015, today we raised our quarterly dividend and are increasing our full-year 2015 guidance.”
Simon reported that it has raised its quarterly dividend by 15.4% to $1.50 quarterly, or $6.00 on an annualized basis. The next dividend will be paid on May 29 to shareholders on record as of May 15.
Shares of SPG were mostly flat during premarket trading Friday. The stock is up 3.82% YTD.
Simon Property Group Inc (SPG ) is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars.
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