Duke Realty Sets Meeting and Record Dates for Special Meeting
28 July 2022 - 10:01PM
Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE) today announced that its Board
of Directors has called a special meeting of its stockholders to
consider and vote on its proposed merger with Prologis, Inc.
(“Prologis”). The special meeting will be conducted via a virtual
live webcast on September 28, 2022, commencing at 12 p.m. Eastern
Time. Stockholders of record of Duke Realty as of the close of
business on August 8, 2022, the record date for the special
meeting, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the special
meeting.
About Duke Realty Corporation
Duke Realty Corporation owns and operates
approximately 167.3 million rentable square feet of industrial
assets in 19 major logistics markets. Duke Realty Corporation is
publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is a member of
the S&P 500 Index. More information about Duke Realty
Corporation is available at www.dukerealty.com.
About Prologis
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics
real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As
of June 30, 2022, Prologis owned or had investments in, on a wholly
owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and
development projects expected to total approximately 1.0 billion
square feet (95 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis
leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of
approximately 5,800 customers principally across two major
categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
The statements in this communication that are
not historical facts are 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.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which
Prologis and Duke Realty operate as well as beliefs and assumptions
of Prologis and Duke Realty. Such statements involve uncertainties
that could significantly impact Prologis’ or Duke Realty’s
financial results. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” and “estimates,” including
variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not
historical in nature. All statements that address operating
performance, events or developments that Prologis or Duke Realty
expects or anticipates will occur in the future — including
statements relating to any possible transaction between Prologis
and Duke Realty, rent and occupancy growth, acquisition and
development activity, contribution and disposition activity,
general conditions in the geographic areas where Prologis or Duke
Realty operate, Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s respective debt,
capital structure and financial position, Prologis’ and Duke
Realty’s respective ability to earn revenues from co-investment
ventures, form new co-investment ventures and the availability of
capital in existing or new co-investment ventures — are
forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although Prologis and
Duke Realty believe the expectations reflected in any
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
neither Prologis nor Duke Realty can give assurance that its
expectations will be attained and, therefore, actual outcomes and
results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may
affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i)
Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s ability to complete the proposed
transaction on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline,
or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to securing
the necessary shareholder approvals and satisfaction of other
closing conditions to consummate the proposed transaction; (ii) the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could
give rise to the termination of the merger agreement relating to
the proposed transaction; (iii) risks related to diverting the
attention of Prologis and Duke Realty management from ongoing
business operations; (iv) failure to realize the expected benefits
of the proposed transaction; (v) significant transaction costs
and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; (vi) the risk of
shareholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction,
including resulting expense or delay; (vii) the risk that Duke
Realty’s business will not be integrated successfully or that such
integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than
expected; (viii) risks related to future opportunities and plans
for the combined company, including the uncertainty of expected
future financial performance and results of the combined company
following completion of the proposed transaction; (ix) the effect
of the announcement of the proposed transaction on the ability of
Prologis and Duke Realty to operate their respective businesses and
retain and hire key personnel and to maintain favorable business
relationships; (x) risks related to the market value of the
Prologis common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction;
(xi) other risks related to the completion of the proposed
transaction and actions related thereto; (xii) national,
international, regional and local economic and political climates
and conditions; (xiii) changes in global financial markets,
interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; (xiv) increased
or unanticipated competition for Prologis’ or Duke Realty’s
properties; (xv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions
and development of properties, including increased development
costs due to additional regulatory requirements related to climate
change; (xvi) maintenance of Real Estate Investment Trust status,
tax structuring and changes in income tax laws and rates; (xvii)
availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that
Prologis and Duke Realty maintain and their credit ratings; (xviii)
risks related to Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s investments in
co-investment ventures, including Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s
ability to establish new co-investment ventures; (xix) risks of
doing business internationally, including currency risks; (xx)
environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters;
(xxi) risks related to the coronavirus pandemic; and (xxii) those
additional factors discussed under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in
Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021. Neither Prologis nor Duke
Realty undertakes any duty to update any forward-looking statements
appearing in this communication except as may be required by
law.
Additional InformationIn
connection with the proposed transaction, on July 18, 2022,
Prologis filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
a registration statement on Form S-4 (“Form S-4”), which includes a
document that serves as a prospectus of Prologis and a joint proxy
statement of Prologis and Duke Realty (the “joint proxy
statement/prospectus”), and each party will file other documents
regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. The Form S-4 has
not yet become effective. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED
TO READ THE FORM S-4 AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. After
the Form S-4 is effective, a definitive joint proxy
statement/prospectus will be sent to Prologis’ and Duke Realty’s
shareholders. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain
the Form S-4 and the joint proxy statement/prospectus free of
charge from the SEC’s website or from Prologis or Duke Realty. The
documents filed by Prologis with the SEC may be obtained free of
charge at Prologis’ website at the SEC Filings section of
ir.prologis.com or at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These
documents may also be obtained free of charge from Prologis by
requesting them from Investor Relations by mail at Pier 1, Bay 1,
San Francisco, CA 94111. The documents filed by Duke Realty with
the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Duke Realty’s website at
the SEC Filings section of http://investor.dukerealty.com or at the
SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained
free of charge from Duke Realty by requesting them from Investor
Relations by mail at 8711 River Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN
46240.
This communication shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor
shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by
means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Participants in the
SolicitationPrologis and Duke Realty and their respective
directors, executive officers and other members of management may
be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in
respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Prologis’
directors and executive officers is available in Prologis’ Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,
its proxy statement dated March 25, 2022, for its 2022 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and its Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed
with the SEC on April 5, 2022. Information about Duke Realty’s
directors and executive officers is available in Duke Realty’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2021, its proxy statement dated March 2, 2022, for its 2022 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on April 27, 2022. Other information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed
transaction when they become available. Investors should read the
joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes
available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may
obtain free copies of these documents from Prologis or Duke Realty
as indicated above.
Contact Information:
Investors:Ron Hubbard317.808.6060
Media:Gene Miller317.808.6195
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