BETHESDA, Md., March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on its common stock, to be paid April 30, 2014 to holders of record on April 16, 2014. The common dividend represents a $0.04 per share increase (11.1%) over the amount paid in the previous quarter and the prior year's comparable quarter.
The Company also declared the quarterly dividends for its 8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.50 per depositary share and 6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.4296875 per depositary share. Both preferred dividends will be paid April 15, 2014 to holders of record on April 4, 2014.
Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 59 properties which includes (a) 56 community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties with approximately 9.3million square feet of leasable area and (b) 3 land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company's property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
More information about Saul Centers is available on the Company's website at www.saulcenters.com.
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