Orlando, Florida, January 15, 2013 – The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, declared a quarterly dividend of 39.5 cents per share payable February 15, 2013 to common shareholders of record on January 31, 2013. The dividend represents an annualized rate of $1.58 per share. National Retail Properties is one of only four publicly traded REITs and 104 publicly traded companies in America to have increased annual dividends for 23 or more consecutive years.
