AMB Property Corporation(R) Declares Quarterly Dividends
09 June 2009 - 6:04AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company also announces results of 2009 Annual Stockholders' Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of
Directors of AMB Property Corporation(R) (NYSE:AMB) declared a
regular cash dividend for the quarter ending June 30, 2009 of $0.28
per common share. The dividend will be payable on July 15, 2009 to
common stockholders of record at the close of business on July 6,
2009. The Board also declared a dividend of $0.40625 per share on
the company's 6.5% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
(NYSE:AMBNYSE:PrL) for the period commencing on and including April
15, 2009 and ending on and including July 14, 2009. The dividend
will be payable on July 15, 2009 to Series L stockholders of record
at the close of business on July 6, 2009. The Board further
declared a dividend of $0.421875 per share on the company's 6.75%
Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE:AMBNYSE:PrM)
for the period commencing on and including April 15, 2009 and
ending on and including July 14, 2009. The dividend will be payable
on July 15, 2009 to Series M stockholders of record at the close of
business on July 6, 2009. The Board further declared a dividend of
$0.4375 per share on the company's 7.0% Series O Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE:AMBNYSE:PrO) for the period
commencing on and including April 15, 2009 and ending on and
including July 14, 2009. The dividend will be payable on July 15,
2009 to Series O stockholders of record at the close of business on
July 6, 2009. The Board further declared a dividend of $0.428125
per share on the company's 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock (NYSE:AMBNYSE:PrP) for the period commencing on and
including April 15, 2009 and ending on and including July 14, 2009.
The dividend will be payable on July 15, 2009 to Series P
stockholders of record at the close of business on July 6, 2009.
Annual Meeting Results At the company's 2009 annual meeting of
stockholders, the stockholders approved two proposals: electing
nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, and ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The stockholders of
AMB Property Corporation elected Hamid R. Moghadam (chairman), T.
Robert Burke, David A. Cole, Lydia H. Kennard, J. Michael Losh,
Frederick W. Reid, Jeffrey L. Skelton, Thomas W. Tusher and Carl B.
Webb as directors of the company. AMB Property Corporation.(R)
Local partner to global trade.(TM) AMB Property Corporation(R) is a
leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate,
focused on major hub and gateway distribution markets in the
Americas, Europe and Asia. As of March 31, 2009, AMB owned, or had
investments in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated
joint ventures, properties and development projects expected to
total approximately 159.0 million square feet (14.8 million square
meters) in 48 markets within 14 countries. AMB invests in
properties located predominantly in the infill submarkets of its
targeted markets. The company's portfolio is comprised of High
Throughput Distribution(R) facilities--industrial properties built
for speed and located near airports, seaports and ground
transportation systems. AMB's press releases are available on the
company website at http://www.amb.com/ or by contacting the
Investor Relations department at +1 415 394 9000. Some of the
information included in this press release contains forward-looking
statements, as those related to our expectations for the timing and
amount of the company's dividend payments, which are made pursuant
to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. Because these forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that
could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The
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incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We
caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak only as of
the date of this report or the dates indicated in the statements.
We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results and future events to differ materially from those set forth
or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: defaults on or
non-renewal of leases by tenants, increased interest rates and
operating costs, our failure to obtain necessary outside financing,
re-financing risks, risks related to our obligations in the event
of certain defaults under joint venture and other debt, risks
related to debt and equity security financings (including dilution
risk), difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and in
effecting acquisitions, our failure to successfully integrate
acquired properties and operations, our failure to divest
properties we have contracted to sell or to timely reinvest
proceeds from any divestitures, risks and uncertainties affecting
property development and construction (including construction
delays, cost overruns, our inability to obtain necessary permits
and public opposition to these activities), our failure to qualify
and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust, risks
related to our tax structuring, failure to maintain our current
credit agency ratings, environmental uncertainties, risks related
to natural disasters, financial market fluctuations, changes in
general economic conditions or in the real estate sector, changes
in real estate and zoning laws, a downturn in the U.S., California
or global economy, risks related to doing business internationally
and global expansion, losses in excess of our insurance coverage,
unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties
or otherwise and increases in real property tax rates. Our success
also depends upon economic trends generally, including interest
rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation,
population changes and certain other matters discussed under the
heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. DATASOURCE: AMB Property
Corporation CONTACT: Tracy A. Ward, Vice President, IR &
Corporate Communications of AMB Property Corporation,
+1-415-733-9565, Web Site: http://www.amb.com/
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