BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share of common stock to be paid on April 13, 2017, to stockholders of record on March 16, 2017.
Today’s declaration marks the third consecutive year of a cash dividend increase resulting in a 14 percent increase compared to 2014 dividends.
“We are pleased to continue to increase our cash dividends to shareholders commensurate with growing Funds from Operations,” said Edward K. Aldag, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “With this increase, we continue to maintain our strong payout ratio of between 75% and 80% of adjusted funds from operations.”
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Medical Properties Trust also announced that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held at the Summit Club in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:30 a.m. Central Time on May 25, 2017. Shareholders of record as of March 20, 2017, will be invited to attend.
About Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.
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