Increased Common Dividend Declared By National Retail Properties, Inc.

ORLANDO, Fla., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, declared a quarterly dividend of 43.5 cents per share payable August 14, 2015 to common shareholders of record on July 31, 2015.  This declaration increases the annual dividend paid by National Retail Properties for the twenty-sixth consecutive year.  National Retail Properties is one of only four publicly traded REITs and 99 publicly traded companies in America to have increased annual dividends for 25 or more consecutive years.

National Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases.  As of March 31, 2015, the company owned 2,104 properties in 47 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 23.1 million square feet and a weighted average remaining lease term of 11.5 years.  For more information on the company, visit www.nnnreit.com.

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