Phillips Edison & Company Declares Quarterly Dividends; Increases Monthly Dividend Distribution by 5.7%

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Phillips Edison & Company (Nasdaq: PECO), a leading owner of grocery-anchored shopping centers, has announced a 5.7% increase in its monthly dividend. The new distribution rate is set at $0.1083 per share, equating to an annualized rate of $1.30 per share, up from the previous $1.23 per share.

The increased dividends will be payable on October 1, 2025 and November 4, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2025 and October 15, 2025, respectively. This marks PECO's fifth consecutive annual dividend increase and second straight increase exceeding 5%, reflecting the company's strong operating performance and growing cash flows.

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• Dividend increased by 5.7% to $0.1083 per share monthly ($1.30 annualized)
• Fifth consecutive annual dividend distribution increase
• Second consecutive dividend increase over 5%
• Strong operating performance and growing cash flows reported

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CINCINNATI, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: PECO) (“PECO” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a 5.7% increase to the monthly dividend distributions payable October 1, 2025 and November 4, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of September 15, 2025 and October 15, 2025, respectively.

The Board approved the distribution at a rate of $0.1083 per share of the Company’s common stock. When annualized, this is equal to a rate of $1.30 per share, representing an increase of 5.7% over the previous annualized rate of $1.23 per share.

Operating partnership unit holders receive distributions at the same rate as common stockholders, subject to the required tax withholding.

Jeff Edison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO stated: “The continued strength of our operating performance and growth of our high-quality cash flows allow us to increase our monthly dividend distribution. This marks our fifth consecutive annual dividend distribution increase and our second consecutive increase over 5%. Given the PECO team’s ability to deliver solid growth through multiple cycles and create long-term value for our shareholders, we believe an investment in PECO provides shareholders with a favorable balance of defense, offense and growing cash flow.”

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About Phillips Edison & Company
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”) is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO’s centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO’s top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of June 30, 2025, PECO managed 327 shopping centers, including 303 wholly-owned centers comprising 34.0 million square feet across 31 states and 24 shopping centers owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great omni-channel, grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time.

PECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be found at https://investors.phillipsedison.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release 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. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (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 the safe harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company’s use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “seek,” “objective,” “goal,” “strategy,” “plan,” “focus,” “priority,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “possible,” “look forward,” “optimistic,” or other similar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this earnings release. Such statements include, but are not limited to: (a) statements about the Company’s plans, strategies, initiatives, and prospects; (b) statements about the Company’s underwritten incremental yields; and (c) statements about the Company’s future results of operations, capital expenditures, and liquidity. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including, without limitation: (i) changes in national, regional, or local economic climates; (ii) local market conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction in demand for, properties similar to those in the Company’s portfolio; (iii) vacancies, changes in market rental rates, and the need to periodically repair, renovate, and re-let space; (iv) competition from other available shopping centers and the attractiveness of properties in the Company’s portfolio to its tenants; (v) the financial stability of the Company’s tenants, including, without limitation, their ability to pay rent; (vi) the Company’s ability to pay down, refinance, restructure, or extend its indebtedness as it becomes due; (vii) increases in the Company’s borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; (viii) potential liability for environmental matters; (ix) damage to the Company’s properties from catastrophic weather and other natural events, and the physical effects of climate change; (x) the Company’s ability and willingness to maintain its qualification as a REIT in light of economic, market, legal, tax, and other considerations; (xi) changes in tax, real estate, environmental, and zoning laws; (xii) information technology security breaches; (xiii) the Company’s corporate responsibility initiatives; (xiv) loss of key executives; (xv) the concentration of the Company’s portfolio in a limited number of industries, geographies, or investments; (xvi) the economic, political, and social impact of, and uncertainty relating to, pandemics or other health crises; (xvii) the Company’s ability to re-lease its properties on the same or better terms, or at all, in the event of non-renewal or in the event the Company exercises its right to replace an existing tenant; (xviii) the loss or bankruptcy of the Company’s tenants; (xix) to the extent the Company is seeking to dispose of properties, the Company’s ability to do so at attractive prices or at all; and (xx) the impact of tariffs and global trade disruptions on the Company, its tenants, and consumers, including the impact on inflation, supply chains, and consumer sentiment. Additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the SEC and include the risk factors and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2025, as updated from time to time in the Company’s periodic and/or current reports filed with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of the Company’s performance in future periods. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Investors
Kimberly Green, Head of Investor Relations
(513) 692-3399, kgreen@phillipsedison.com

FAQ

What is Phillips Edison's (PECO) new monthly dividend rate for 2025?

PECO's new monthly dividend rate is $0.1083 per share, which equals an annualized rate of $1.30 per share.

When will PECO's increased dividend be payable?

The increased dividend will be payable on October 1, 2025 and November 4, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2025 and October 15, 2025, respectively.

How much did Phillips Edison increase its dividend in 2025?

Phillips Edison increased its dividend by 5.7%, raising the annualized rate from $1.23 to $1.30 per share.

What is PECO's dividend increase history?

This marks PECO's fifth consecutive annual dividend increase and second consecutive increase over 5%, demonstrating consistent dividend growth.

Who is eligible for PECO's dividend distribution?

Both common stockholders and operating partnership unit holders are eligible to receive distributions at the same rate, with operating partnership unit holders subject to required tax withholding.