BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 17, 2012--
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today that its
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20
per share of common stock to be paid on July 12, 2012 to stockholders of
record on June 14, 2012.
About Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a Birmingham, Alabama based
self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the
changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing
net-leased healthcare facilities. These facilities include inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, regional acute
care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other single-discipline
healthcare facilities, such as heart hospitals and orthopedic hospitals.
The statements in this press release that are forward looking are
based on current expectations and actual results or future events may
differ materially. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,”
“intends,” “will,” “should” and variations of such words and similar
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements,
which include, but are not limited to, the payment of future dividends,
if any. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results of the
Company or future events to differ materially from those expressed in or
underlying such forward-looking statements, including without
limitation: national and economic, business, real estate and other
market conditions; the competitive environment in which the Company
operates; the execution of the Company’s business plan; financing risks;
the Company’s ability to maintain its status as a REIT for federal
income tax purposes; acquisition and development risks; potential
environmental and other liabilities; and other factors affecting the
real estate industry generally or the healthcare real estate in
particular. For further discussion of the factors that could affect
outcomes, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s
Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our
other SEC filings. Except as otherwise required by the federal
securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update the
information in this press release.
Source: Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Medical Properties Trust
Charles Lambert, 205-397-8897
Finance
Director
clambert@medicalpropertiestrust.com
