{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"133098","rtpr_id":"nGNX1qF7Bq","ticker":"PECO","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["PECO"],"title":"Phillips Edison & Company Raises Monthly Dividend","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-01T20:05:00.389Z","article_body":"CINCINNATI, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.\n(Nasdaq: PECO) (“PECO” or “the Company”), one of the nation’s\nlargest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood\nshopping centers, today announced that its Board of Directors (the\n“Board”) approved a 6.2% increase to the monthly dividend distributions\npayable October 1, 2026; November 3, 2026; and December 1, 2026 to\nstockholders of record as of September 15, 2026; October 15, 2026; and\nNovember 16, 2026, respectively.\n\nThe Board approved the distribution at a rate of $0.115 per share of the\nCompany’s common stock. When annualized, this is equal to a rate of $1.38\nper share, representing an increase of 6.2% over the previous annualized rate\nof $1.30 per share.\n\nOperating partnership unit holders receive distributions at the same rate as\ncommon stockholders, subject to the required tax withholding.\n\nJeff Edison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO stated: “Our\ndecision to increase the dividend reflects the continued strength of our cash\nflows and our commitment to delivering consistent shareholder value. This\nmarks our sixth consecutive annual dividend increase and our third consecutive\nincrease over 5%. This increase underscores our confidence in PECO’s\noperational execution and long-term growth strategy.”\n\nConnect with PECO\nFor additional information, please visit https://www.phillipsedison.com/\n\nFollow PECO on:\nX at https://x.com/PhillipsEdison\nLinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/phillipsedison&company\n\nAbout Phillips Edison & Company\nPhillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”) is one of the nation’s largest\nowners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping\ncenters. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its\nvertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of\nwell-occupied shopping centers. PECO’s centers feature a mix of national and\nregional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in\nfundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO’s top\ngrocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of\nJune 30, 2026, PECO managed 330 shopping centers, including 302 wholly-owned\ncenters comprising 33.9 million square feet across 31 states and 28 shopping\ncenters owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on\ncreating great grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving\ncommunities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time.\n\nPECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be\nfound at https://investors.phillipsedison.com, as a means of disclosing\nmaterial nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure\nobligations under Regulation FD.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the\nmeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such\nforward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company’s use\nof forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”\n“intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,”\n“seek,” “objective,” “goal,” “strategy,” “plan,”\n“focus,” “priority,” “should,” “could,” “potential,”\n“possible,” “look forward,” “optimistic,” “commit,” or other\nsimilar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press\nrelease. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose projected or anticipated, including the risk factors and other risks and\nuncertainties described in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K,\nfiled with the SEC on February 10, 2026, as updated from time to time in the\nCompany’s periodic and/or current reports filed with the SEC, which are\naccessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law,\nthe Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise.\n\nInvestors\nKimberly Green, Head of Investor Relations\n(513) 692-3399, kgreen@phillipsedison.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/77ddac0f-a244-4bc1-80d9-18cdd76205eb)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX1qF7Bq","title":"Phillips Edison & Company Raises Monthly Dividend","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"PECO","created":"2026-09-01T20:05:00.389Z","tickers":["PECO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"CINCINNATI, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.\n(Nasdaq: PECO) (“PECO” or “the Company”), one of the nation’s\nlargest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood\nshopping centers, today announced that its Board of Directors (the\n“Board”) approved a 6.2% increase to the monthly dividend distributions\npayable October 1, 2026; November 3, 2026; and December 1, 2026 to\nstockholders of record as of September 15, 2026; October 15, 2026; and\nNovember 16, 2026, respectively.\n\nThe Board approved the distribution at a rate of $0.115 per share of the\nCompany’s common stock. When annualized, this is equal to a rate of $1.38\nper share, representing an increase of 6.2% over the previous annualized rate\nof $1.30 per share.\n\nOperating partnership unit holders receive distributions at the same rate as\ncommon stockholders, subject to the required tax withholding.\n\nJeff Edison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO stated: “Our\ndecision to increase the dividend reflects the continued strength of our cash\nflows and our commitment to delivering consistent shareholder value. This\nmarks our sixth consecutive annual dividend increase and our third consecutive\nincrease over 5%. This increase underscores our confidence in PECO’s\noperational execution and long-term growth strategy.”\n\nConnect with PECO\nFor additional information, please visit https://www.phillipsedison.com/\n\nFollow PECO on:\nX at https://x.com/PhillipsEdison\nLinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/phillipsedison&company\n\nAbout Phillips Edison & Company\nPhillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”) is one of the nation’s largest\nowners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping\ncenters. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its\nvertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of\nwell-occupied shopping centers. PECO’s centers feature a mix of national and\nregional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in\nfundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO’s top\ngrocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of\nJune 30, 2026, PECO managed 330 shopping centers, including 302 wholly-owned\ncenters comprising 33.9 million square feet across 31 states and 28 shopping\ncenters owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on\ncreating great grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving\ncommunities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time.\n\nPECO uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investors website, which can be\nfound at https://investors.phillipsedison.com, as a means of disclosing\nmaterial nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure\nobligations under Regulation FD.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the\nmeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such\nforward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company’s use\nof forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”\n“intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,”\n“seek,” “objective,” “goal,” “strategy,” “plan,”\n“focus,” “priority,” “should,” “could,” “potential,”\n“possible,” “look forward,” “optimistic,” “commit,” or other\nsimilar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press\nrelease. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and\nuncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose projected or anticipated, including the risk factors and other risks and\nuncertainties described in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K,\nfiled with the SEC on February 10, 2026, as updated from time to time in the\nCompany’s periodic and/or current reports filed with the SEC, which are\naccessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law,\nthe Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise.\n\nInvestors\nKimberly Green, Head of Investor Relations\n(513) 692-3399, kgreen@phillipsedison.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/77ddac0f-a244-4bc1-80d9-18cdd76205eb)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-01T20:05:00.435392126Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788293100435},"received_at":"2026-09-01T20:05:00.521Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/01/3354595/0/en/phillips-edison-company-raises-monthly-dividend.html"},"analysis":{"id":"121993","press_release_id":"133098","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Phillips Edison & Company’s Board approved a 6.2% increase to its monthly dividend, raising the rate to $0.115 per share or $1.38 on an annualized basis. 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