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CORRECTION - Postal Realty Trust Declares Fourth Quarter 2024 Dividend

– Increases Dividend for Seventh Consecutive Year –

– Provides Tax Characteristics of 2024 Dividends –

CEDARHURST, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This press release is being issued to replace in its entirety a press release issued on January 30, 2025 by Postal Realty Trust, Inc. that contained a typographical error regarding the Section 199A Dividend amount.

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PSTL) (the “Company”), an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns and manages over 2,000 properties leased primarily to the United States Postal Service (the “USPS”), ranging from last-mile post offices to industrial facilities, announced today that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company’s Class A common stock in the amount of $0.2425 per share. This represents a 1.0% increase from the fourth quarter 2023 dividend. The dividend will be payable on February 28, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 14, 2025.

Tax Treatment of 2024 Dividends

The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of the cash dividends paid to the Company’s Class A common stockholders during the tax year ended December 31, 2024:

Record DatePayment DateDistribution per ShareOrdinary DividendsQualified
Dividends (1)
Capital Gain Distributions (2)Unrecaptured Sec 1250 Gain (3)Section 897 Capital GainNon-Dividend Distributions (4)Section 199A Dividends (1)
2/16/20242/29/2024$0.2400$0.1638$0.0022$0.0022$0.0001$0.0022$0.0740$0.1616
5/8/20245/31/2024$0.2400$0.1638$0.0022$0.0022$0.0001$0.0022$0.0740$0.1616
8/2/20248/30/2024$0.2400$0.1638$0.0022$0.0022$0.0001$0.0022$0.0740$0.1616
11/4/202411/29/2024$0.2400$0.1638$0.0022$0.0022$0.0001$0.0022$0.0740$0.1616
Total$0.9600$0.6552$0.0088$0.0088$0.0004$0.0088$0.2960$0.6464


(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Qualified and Section 199A dividends are a subset of, and included in, the taxable ordinary dividends amount.
100% of the capital gain relates to assets held for more than three years.
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gains are a subset of, and included in, the total capital gains amount.
Represents a return of stockholders’ original investment.
  

The information in the table above is based on the preliminary results of work on the tax filings of the Company and is subject to correction or adjustment when the filings are completed. No material change in these classifications is expected. The tax information above should not be construed as tax advice and is not a substitute for careful tax planning and analysis. Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the specific federal, state, local, foreign and other tax consequences of ownership of the Company’s Class A common stock and the specific tax treatment of distributions on the Company’s Class A common stock.

About Postal Realty Trust, Inc.

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns and manages over 2,000 postal properties leased primarily to the USPS.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include statements that are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) and may be identified by words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding capital market conditions the Company’s business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the USPS’s terminations or non-renewals of leases, changes in demand for postal services delivered by the USPS, the solvency and financial health of the USPS, competitive, financial market and regulatory conditions, general real estate market conditions, the Company’s competitive environment and other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Contact:

Investor Relations and Media Relations

Email: Investorrelations@postalrealtytrust.com

Phone: (516) 232-8900


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